Stagecoach Stand, C. S. A.

Across the street from this site, and facing the County Courthouse which was later (1885) torn down, the Donoho Hotel and stage stand operated during the Civil War, 1861-65. Travel in those years was heavy. Soldiers arriving in Texas from Arkansas, Indian Territory or elsewhere would catch the stage here for home. Many called by to give news to the Clarksville "Standard," one of fewer than 20 Texas papers to be published throughout the war. The "Standard's" emphasis on personal news from camps was valued by soldiers' families. Stagecoach passengers for Marshall left at 4 a.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday, going by Daingerfield and Jefferson, where steamer connections could be made. Railroad and stage connections were made at Marshall, 42 hours after the coach left here. The stage to Waco every second day went by Paris, Bonham, McKinney, Dallas, Waxahachie and Hillsboro, arriving in 4 days, 14 hours. Connections made in Waco included Henderson, Hempstead, Nacogdoches and San Antonio. 31 stage lines in Confederate Texas hauled mail, soldiers, civilians. 26 made connections with railroads or steamships, expediting travel.

Stagecoach Stand, C. S. A. is a historical marker in Clarksville, Red River County, dedicated in 1964. It is one of 39 historical markers documented in Red River County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 106 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 33.6113, -95.0503 near Clarksville. The nearest cataloged historic site is Stevenson, William (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Confederate Congresses, Five Signers of the Texas Declaration of Independence from Red River County, and Col. Charles DeMorse Home.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5387010893. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.