Old Military Headquarters

In a 2-story stone building, afterwards a hotel, Vance House. Established as administrative offices for U.S. army during the Mexican War, 1846-1847. At this site on Feb. 16, 1861, Gen. David E. Twiggs surrendered $1,600,000 in Federal property to forces of Confederate Texas. For a year headquarters for Texas Military Affairs, which were later administered from Houston, Bonham and Shreveport. Site is part of complex of San Antonio military tradition that extends from early Spanish day, to the Alamo, to 20th century.

Old Military Headquarters is a historical marker in San Antonio, Bexar County, dedicated in 1965. 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 29.4266, -98.4910 near San Antonio. The nearest cataloged historic site is Gunter Hotel (historic place), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Majestic Theatre, Brady Building--Empire Theater, and Central Trust Company Building.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5029012649. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.