Marker Inscription
1823-1879 Chief purchasing agent, army engineer department for Southern armies West Mississippi. Bought desperately needed intrenching tools, iron, steel, lead and turpentine. Imported much material from Europe through Mexico by the exchange of cotton, "life blood of Confederacy." Established two engineer depots in Texas, designed fortifications and ponton trains. Repaired tools from surrendered U.S. frontier forts. A memorial to Texans who served the Confederacy. Erected by the State of Texas 1963
About this site
County Named for Texas Confederate Captain Gustav Schleicher is a historical marker in Eldorado, Schleicher County, dedicated in 1963. It is one of 13 historical markers documented in Schleicher County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 17 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 30.8603, -100.6001 near Eldorado. The nearest cataloged historic site is Schleicher County Courthouse (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Courthouse and Jail, Old, First Methodist Church of Eldorado, and First National Bank Building.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5413000605. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
