Marker Inscription
Secretary 1st Texas Senate, Legislator 1849. Speaker of House 1854-1856. Served campaigns against Comanches. Lieutenant, Cavalry, Mexican War 1846. Confederate presidential elector 1861. Brigadier General State Militia 1861. Appointed same rank Confederate Army 1862. In command Western District, Texas, keeping vital cotton road open to Mexico. Led brigade and wounded Red River Campaign 1864 to stop invasion Texas. Served Indian Territory to keep Indians and Federals in check. Returned to command cavalry division in Texas. (1963)
About this site
Bee, Hamilton P. is a historical marker in San Antonio, Bexar County, dedicated in 1963. It is one of 239 historical markers documented in Bexar County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 542 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 29.4196, -98.4626 near San Antonio. The nearest cataloged historic site is Ford, John Salmon "Rip" (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include St. Elmo Lodge #25, City Cemetery #4, and St. Joseph's Society.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5029000352. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
