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Sidney Sherman

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Broadway at 7th, Galveston, TX, USA

Latitude & Longitude: 29° 18' 16.70472", -94° 46' 24.737808"
 
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     Born in Massachusetts July 23, 1805. Came to Texas February 1836 as captain of a company of volunteers he had recruited in Kentucky and Ohio. Commanded the Second Regiment of Texas Volunteers at San Jacinto. First to sound the immortal war cary opening the battle. Remember . Remember Goliad. Member of the Congress of the 1842-1843, 1846. Commandant Port of Galveston C. S. A. 1861-1862. Father of railroads in Texas, having built the first one west of the Sabine River. Died in Galveston, Texas, on the first day of August 1873.

This page last updated: 7/15/2008

Sidney Sherman Historical Marker Location Map, Galveston, Texas

 
   
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