42nd Reunion of Hood's Texas Brigade

Honored the late General John B. Hood, for whom Fort Hood was named. Meetings were in First Baptist Church. Transportation from Carnegie Library (convention headquarters) was by one of the first auto parades in Temple. J.W. Stevens, Chaplain, Hood's original brigade, conducted the annual memorial ceremony. Other speakers included Dr. T.A. Pope, of Cameron, and Hon. W.B. Lane, State Comptroller. Convention ended with rousing rendition of Confederate war song, "Dixie". This association, founded in 1872, held reunions until 1934. (1967)

42nd Reunion of Hood's Texas Brigade is a historical marker in Temple, Bell County, dedicated in 1967. It is one of 226 historical markers documented in Bell County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 411 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 31.0986, -97.3406 near Temple. The nearest cataloged historic site is Kyle Hotel (historic place), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Temple Public Library, First United Methodist Church of Temple, and Temple College.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5027000039. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.