Xavier Blanchard Debray

Came to Texas from France 1848. Spanish newspaper publisher. Joined Confederate Army as 1st Lieutenant Tom Green's Rifles 1861. Served aide-de-camp Texas Governor Francis R. Lubbock. Major 2nd Regiment Texas Infantry. Colonel 26th Texas Cavalry known as Debray's Regiment, used extensively for frontier scouting, reconnaissance, attacking and fighting delaying actions. Commander Eastern District Texas and Galveston defenses. Made Brigadier General 1864 after Red River Campaign to prevent the invasion of Texas. Erected by the State of Texas 1963

Xavier Blanchard Debray is a historical marker in Austin, Travis County, dedicated in 1963. It is one of 320 historical markers documented in Travis County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 591 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 30.2652, -97.7272 near Austin. The nearest cataloged historic site is William P. Hardeman (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Frances & Benjamin McCulloch, Gen. Alexander Watkins Terrell, and John Ireland.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5507015061. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.