C.S.A. Camp Nueces

Founded April 1862 near this site, to guard vital traffic as it crossed the Nueces on the San Antonio-Eagle Pass Road. A post of the Confederacy's frontier regiment, under Col. James M. Norris. Its duty was to see that cotton got through to Mexico and munitions, medicines and factory goods came north to supply the Confederacy. One of the chain of posts a day's horseback ride apart, on line from Red River to Rio Grande. Never able to relax, in constant danger of Indian raids; short of food, horses and guns, Nueces (like other frontier camps) had none of war's glory and more than its share of hardships. Located in Zavala County, created in 1858 and named for Lorenzo de Zavala. This is one of 10 counties to commemorate colonizers. Of the 254 counties, 42 have Indian, French or Spanish names. 12 honor Washington and other American patriots. 96 were named for 1836-1846 heroes of the Republic of Texas (including 15 who died in the Alamo). 23 have names of other early statesmen. 11 honor U.S. leaders in the campaign to annex Texas. 10 honor state jurists, ministers, educators, statesmen, historians. 36 are named for leading men of the southern Confederacy. 14 have names from local geography. (1983)

C.S.A. Camp Nueces is a historical marker in La Pryor, Zavala County, dedicated in 1983. It is one of 7 historical markers documented in Zavala County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 13 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 29.0709, -99.8423 near La Pryor. The nearest cataloged historic site is The Bosque-Larios Expedition (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Woodlawn, St Patrick, and Zavala County Courthouse.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5507000669. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.