Marker Inscription
A native of South Carolina, Thomas Neville Waul (1813?-1903) practiced law in Mississippi before moving to Texas in 1850. After serving in the Provisional Confederate Congress and signing the 1861 Confederate constitution, he organized Waul's Texas Legion, C.S.A. Waul led the Texans in Mississippi during 1862 and 1863, participating in the defense of Vicksburg. He led a brigade in the Red River Campaign of 1864 at Mansfield, La., and Jenkins' Ferry, Ark. Waul returned to Texas in 1865 and resumed the practice of law. He died near Greenville and was buried at this site. (1983)
About this site
General Thomas N. Waul, C.S.A. is a historical marker in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, dedicated in 1983. It is one of 358 historical markers documented in Tarrant County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 501 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 32.7721, -97.3466 near Fort Worth. The nearest cataloged historic site is William Madison McDonald (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Euday Lewis Bowman, Governor Charles A. Culberson, and John Peter Smith_Oakwood Cemetery Founder.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5439002142. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
