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At the forks of the Agua Dulce fifteen miles southwest of San Patricio fell Dr. James Grant, Major Robert C. Morris, Captain Thomas Lewellen, Dr. Charles P. Heartt, Stephen Dennison, J.T. Howard, Joseph Smith Johnston, H. Obed Marshall, John C. McLanglin, J.W. Wentworth, Stephen Winship, and two or three other Texan volunteers who were killed in a running fight with General Jose Urrea's Mexican Cavalry March 2, 1836. Erected by the State of Texas 1936
At the Forks of the Agua Dulce is a historical marker in Banquete, Nueces County, dedicated in 1936. It is one of 105 historical markers documented in Nueces County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 147 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 27.8400, -97.8526 near Banquete. The nearest cataloged historic site is Banquete C.S.A. (historical marker), about 3.7 miles away. Others within a short drive include Banquete Cemtery, Banquete, and Battle of Agua Dulce.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5355000093. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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