County Named For Texas Confederate Colonel Henry P. Brewster
N 30° 21.520 W 103° 39.782
13R E 628487 N 3359287
A 1963 pink granite Texas in the Civil War monument preserves the legacy of the namesake of Brewster County
Waymark Code: WMTVR2
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 01/11/2017
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This 1963 pink granite monument stands next to the 105mm U.S. Army field gun that Colonel Brewster would have loved to have had in the Civil War. Unfortunately, that gun was about 75 years in the future.
This pink granite memorial stands in front of the Brewster County Courthouse in downtown Alpine.
Marker Number: 6404
Marker Text:
1816-1884
South Carolinian; came to Texas, 1836. Attorney General, State of Texas, 1847-49. When South seceded he was instrumental in recruiting post office personnel, gathering property, arms, munitions of war from Texas for the Confederacy. Appointed Adjutant and Inspector General under General Albert S. Johnston. Assigned special duty under General John B. Hood. Buried 60 fathoms deep in the Gulf of Mexico at his request.
A memorial to Texans who served the Confederacy
Erected by the State of Texas 1963
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