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At outbreak Civil War, this veteran soldier, Ranger, Indian fighter joined 7th Regiment Texas Mounted Volunteers. Elected lt. colonel, led five companies Arizona-New Mexico campaign designed to make Confederacy an ocean to ocean nation. Mortally wounded in Battle of Val Verde while leading rifle assault against enemy cannons, he refused immediate aid and motioned on his battalion which captured the battery. A memorial to Texans who served the Confederacy.
Sutton, Colonel John S. is a historical marker in Sonora, Sutton County, dedicated in 1962. It is one of 11 historical markers documented in Sutton County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 14 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 30.5722, -100.6441 near Sonora. The nearest cataloged historic site is Sonora Town Well, Site of (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Sutton County Courthouse, Mercantile Building, Old, and Sutton County Jail.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5435000963. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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