Colonel O. M. Roberts - Miami, TX - Specific Veteran Memorials on Waymarking.com

County of Marker: Roberts County
Location of Marker: 301 Commercial St. (US-60), courthouse lawn, Miami.
A Memorial to Texans Who Served the Confederacy
Marker Erected by: The State of Texas
Date Marker Erected: 1963

Marker text:

County Named for Prominent Confederate
COLONEL O. M. ROBERTS
1815 - 1898 President Secession Convention 1861, resulting in comment by Sam Houston, "I don't know what they will do, but Roberts is honest." Raised 11th Texas Infantry. Gallantly led Brigade Battle Bayou Bourbeau, La. Chief Justice Texas Supreme Court under Confederacy and state. Federal reconstruction policy caused his removal from bench 1865, denial U.S. Senate seat 1866. Elected governor by people, 1878 and 1880.

Website pertaining to the memorial: [Web Link] List if there are any visiting hours: courthouse lawn, common sense should cover it Entrance fees (if it applies): 0 Type of memorial: Monument

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