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Home Texas Lavaca County Hallettsville 50th Anniversary of Battle of Galveston
     

50th Anniversary of Battle of Galveston

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Third & Main Streets, on Courthouse lawn, Hallettsville, TX, USA

Latitude & Longitude: 29° 26' 40.9902", -96° 56' 35.59275999996"
 
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    Jan. 1, 1863 --- Jan. 1, 1914 In commemorating the 50th anniversary of the capture of Galveston by the Southern Confederacy. Gen. Arthur P. Bagby commanding the Neptune. Dedicated to the heroes who wore the gray at the battle of Galveston. Jan. 1, 1863 Capt. J. T. Whitfield Lieut. J. W. Carson Private Jno. Buchanan Capt. Jas. Walker Sergeant W. H. Turk Capt. J. W. Whitfield In memory of Lavaca Co. men who fought in the Civil War. Capt. James Walker Gen. John B. Magruder Col. Tom Green Col. Arthur P. Bagby Com. Leon Smith Co. G. W. H. H. Brazier Banners may be furled but heroism lives forever.

This page last updated: 7/15/2008

50th Anniversary of Battle of Galveston Historical Marker Location Map, Hallettsville, Texas

 
   
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