Marker Inscription
Member Secession Convention. As Lt. Colonel 4th Texas Cavalry Regiment, ably commanded forces at Val Verde and Glorieta Canyon battles in Arizona-New Mexico Campaign 1861-62. Promoted Brigadier General. Commanded immediate land attack recapture of Galveston 1863. In Red River Campaign to prevent Texas invasion, led brigade Battles of Mansfield, Pleasant Hill, La. and Jenkins Ferry, Ark. where he bravely met death. A memorial to Texans who served the Confederacy. Erected by the State of Texas 1963
About this site
Scurry, William R. (County Named For Texas Confederate) is a historical marker in Snyder, Scurry County, dedicated in 1963. It is one of 60 historical markers documented in Scurry County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 63 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 32.7170, -100.9178 near Snyder. The nearest cataloged historic site is Company G (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Scurry County's Canyon Reef Oil Field, Home County of Famous Frontiersman J. Wright Mooar, and Scurry County Courthouse.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5415001089. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
