Marker Inscription
When Mexican dictator Santa Anna revoked national rights, 30 or more men from this sparsely settled area left to resist his armies: in Grass Fight (Nov. 26, 1835), Siege of Bexar (Dec. 5-9) and other actions. While able men were absent, the foe came within 40 miles of here, pillaging the country. Civilians fled over the swollen Brazos, toward safety in the United States. Their men on April 21, 1836, helped win Battle of San Jacinto and independence. Some were in Regular Infantry Company A; Companies C, F, and H, 1st Regiment, and 4th Company, 2nd Regiment, Texas Volunteers. (1973)
About this site
Early Settlers of Burleson County in the Texas War for Independence is a historical marker in Caldwell, Burleson County, dedicated in 1973. It is one of 68 historical markers documented in Burleson County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 131 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 30.5322, -96.6935 near Caldwell. The nearest cataloged historic site is Burleson County C.S.A. (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Burleson County in World War II, Caldwell, City of, and John Mitchell.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5051007569. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
