Marker Inscription
College named for Texas Confederate General Lawrence "Sul" Ross. Lawrence Sullivan Ross 1838-1898 Entered Confederate service a private in 1861. Made Colonel, 6th Texas Cavalry May 1862. Commended for outstanding role in withdrawal from Corinth, Miss., October 1862. Made Brigadier General December 1863. Led famed Ross Cavalry Brigade composed chiefly of Texans in almost continual action in Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee until war's end, with major battles at Lawrenceburg, Harpeth River, Murfreesboro. In 135 engagements, having 5 horses shot from under him. A memorial to Texans who served the Confederacy. Erected by the State of Texas 1963
About this site
Ross, General Lawrence "Sul" is a historical marker in Alpine, Brewster County, dedicated in 1963. It is one of 30 historical markers documented in Brewster County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 45 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 30.3630, -103.6516 near Alpine. The nearest cataloged historic site is Sul Ross State University (college & university), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Museum of the Big Bend, Nolte-Rooney House, and J. C. Bird.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5043006411. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
