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 Grayson County C.S.A.
N 33° 38.173 W 096° 36.601
14S E 721670 N 3724383
A 1964 red granite Texas Historical Marker on the grounds of the Grayson County Courthouse, noting the county's important position during the Civil War. Located at 100 W Houston St, Sherman, TX, near the north entrance.
Waymark Code: WMXHN4
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 01/15/2018
Views: 4
Be sure to read both sides, as the narrative is pretty lengthy. As always, these red granite markers are infernally difficult to read, so be sure to contribute photos to help us all to be able to make out the text without straining!
Marker Number: 7377
Marker Text:
Military, defense and supply center in Civil War. 11th Texas Cav. Regt., raised in this and area counties, May 1861, removed immediate danger from North by capture Forts Washita, Cobb, Arbuckle in Indian Territory. Beef for these posts was supplied by local contractor. Men and boys served in 16th, 20th Tex. Cav. Regts., the Border Regt. and State Militia. The 9th Tex. Cav. Regt. that became part of famed Ross' Brigade was organized Oct. 1861 at Brogdon Springs. Fort Preston, 17 mi. N. on Red River, was used by Confederate and state troops as a post on defense line along river to prevent Indian raids and Federal invasion. Supplies brought to Ft. Preston by boat were sent by wagon to other frontier forts. Regional depot was set up in Sherman 1861 to receive clothing for soldiers. A commissary supplied food to passing troops, families and widows of soldiers. Col. William C. Quantrill, C.S.A., and his notorious guerrilla fighters -- including future members of the James and Younger gangs -- camped near here in 1863-4. He is credited with stopping cattle thefts from across Red River and persuading a "mob" of war widows not to storm the commissary for coffee and tea. However, he had to flee to escape Confederate arrest because of practice of killing deserters and draft evaders and "shooting up" neighboring towns in 1862. A Peace Party plot against Confederacy resulted in arrest of 10 "suspects" but a court investigation found all but one innocent. Citizens provided large grain stores, started raising cotton, extracted Glauber salt, copperas for medicinal use.
Erected by the State of Texas 1964
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