Marker Inscription
Named for Confederate General Thomas N. Waul, Fort Waul was built to defend inland Texas from possible Federal advances up the Guadalupe River from the Gulf of Mexico, as well as to provide protection for military supply trains. Construction of the earthen fortification was overseen by Col. Albert Miller Lea, Confederate army engineer. Begun in late 1863, the fort was partly built by slave labor and measured approximately 250 by 750 feet. Surviving records do not indicate whether the fort was ever actually completed. (1988)
About this site
Fort Waul is a historical marker in Gonzales, Gonzales County, dedicated in 1988. It is one of 94 historical markers documented in Gonzales County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 186 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 29.5204, -97.4606 near Gonzales. The nearest cataloged historic site is Gonzales Pioneer Village (museum), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Jones, Augustus H., Turner, Amasa, and Mason, Charles.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5177002025. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
