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Native North Carolina. Start of Civil War, organized and took company 150 men to join Confederate army in Virginia. Unit made part 4th Texas Infantry of famed Hood's Brigade. Rose to command regiment as lt. colonel. Fought with famous unit in Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Tennessee. Distinguished himself second Manassas, wounded at Gettysburg. Surrendered with General Robert E. Lee at Appomattox. (1963)
Winkler, Colonel C. M. is a historical marker in Kermit, Winkler County, dedicated in 1963. It is one of 15 historical markers documented in Winkler County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 17 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 31.8568, -103.0935 near Kermit. The nearest cataloged historic site is Winkler County Courthouse (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Community Church, Moorhead Cable Tool Rig, and Kermit Cemetery.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5495000958. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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