(1815-1880) Hometown Texas First Confederate Governor Son of a Georgia governor. Came here in 1842. Member Annexation Convention, 1st and 2nd Texas Legislatures. Participant Mexican War. Secretary of State 1853-7. Elected Lieutenant Governor 1859. Made Governor 1861 upon removal of Gov. Sam Houston, who opposed secession. Clark's major activity was mobilizing Texas in cause of Confederacy. Plans were made to prevent federal invasion, take over enemy property, organize resources to provide supplies and arms for defense, and to properly care for families of Texas soldiers battling at the front. Gov. Edward Clark's term from March to November 1861 also faced difficulties caused by mechanics of changing flags, seals, currency, postal and tax systems for membership in new nation. Camps of instruction were set-up over state to enroll, equip and train troops. Hardest job was to convince Texans, the best horsemen in world, that all could not ride in cavalry but some must be foot soldiers in infantry. The C.S.A. was supplied guns, powder, lead, cloth made in penitentiary, salt and 20,000 troops in his term. In late 1861 he raised and became colonel 14th Tex. Inf. Regt. Led units in Arkansas-Louisiana campaigns to prevent invasion of Texas. Wounded and commended Battle Pleasant Hill April 1864. Discharged 1865. Postwar lawyer, businessman. Buried in Marshall Cemetery.
Clark, Edward, Governor (1963)
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Clark, Edward, Governor is a historical marker in Marshall, Harrison County, dedicated in 1963. It is one of 103 historical markers documented in Harrison County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 270 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 32.5450, -94.3677 near Marshall. The nearest cataloged historic site is Greer, Elkanah, General (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Starr, James Harper, Harrison County Historical Museum, and Harrison County Courthouse (1900).
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5203010143. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
“Clark, Edward, Governor” names 2 distinct records in Harrison County. This page is the historical marker dedicated in 1963 in Marshall. The others:
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