Colonel William B. Ochiltree
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YoSam.
N 36° 23.691 W 100° 48.149
14S E 338352 N 4029253
Sent troops to the Battle of Pea Ridge in Arkansas. Texas marker is also in the town of Pea Ridge, AR. Colonel Ochiltree is not mentioned on marker, but is supposed to have been there.
Waymark Code: WMA2FD
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 11/06/2010
Views: 6
Marker Erected by: Erected by the State of Texas,
A Memorial to Texans who served the Confederacy
Date Marker Erected: 1963
County of Marker: Ochiltree County
Location of Marker: Main St., courthouse lawn, Perryton
Pea Ridge Texas Marker: Sons Of Texas
Marker Number: 967
Marker Text:
County Named For Confederate Officer
Secretary treasury and last attorney general Republic of Texas. Secession Convention delegate 1861. Influential member Provisional Congress which drafted Confederate Constitution, mobilized manpower, set up financial structure, elected political leaders. Resigned to raise 18th Texas Infantry. Led troops to Arkansas in 1862 when regiment called in campaign to repel Union forces from state.
A Memorial to Texans who served the Confederacy
Erected by the State of Texas 1963
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