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Home Texas Waller County Hempstead Gen. George and Libbie Custer Campsite
     

Gen. George and Libbie Custer Campsite

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2 mi.E of Hempstead on FM 1488, then .25 mi. S on Wyatt Chapel Rd., Hempstead vicinity, TX, USA

Latitude & Longitude: 30° 6' 30.13475000004", -96° 1' 37.91799999984"
 
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     Soon after the Civil War General George Armstrong Custer and his cavalry unit arrived in Texas as part of a large U.S. force sent to establish order and counter the threat posed by French-controlled Mexico. From August to October, 1865, Custer, his wife Elizabeth (Libbie), and several U.S. Cavalry units camped here on the Liendo plantation of Leonard W. Groce, heir of Old 300 settler and cotton baron Jared Groce. The Custers enjoyed warm relations with the Groces and area Texans in part because of his insistence that federal troops treat Texans and their property with respect. Sesquicentennial of Texas Statehood 1845-1995

This page last updated: 7/15/2008

Gen. George and Libbie Custer Campsite Historical Marker Location Map, Hempstead vicinity, Texas

 
   
Related Themes: Texas C.S.A., Texas Confederate States of America, Confederacy
 
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