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 Camp Ben McCulloch No. 946 United Confederate Veterans
N 30° 07.869 W 098° 00.831
14R E 594988 N 3333728
Texas Historical Marker at the entrance to Camp Ben McCulloch, noting its history as a Confederate reunion grounds. Located just across FM 1826 from Driftwood's famous Salt Lick BBQ.
Waymark Code: WMJE4X
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 11/06/2013
Views: 7
Marker Number: 10248
Marker Text:
Hays County Confederate veterans and their families gathered for a reunion in the summer of 1896 and formally organized the Camp Ben McCulloch Chapter of the United Confederate Veterans. The gathering took place near this site at the Martin Spring and campsite on Onion Creek. The reunion grounds were purchased by the organization in 1904 and have continued as the site of the annual reunion with the exception of one year during World War I.
The first commander of Camp Ben McCulloch was Capt. Martin Luther Reed. Other officers elected at the first meeting were Jacob C. Quick, W. M. Weaver, W. W. Davis, W. T. Chapman, Dr. J. M. Pound, and Santa Anna Cruze. The camp was named for Confederate General Ben McCulloch, also a veteran of the Texas Revolution, who died in the Battle of Pea Ridge, Arkansas, in 1862.
The reunion grounds and other responsibilities were transferred to the care of the Confederate Sons after Burl Nash, the last veteran in the county, died in 1947 at age 108. The Sons in turn deeded the camp to the grandsons and other descendants of the Confederate veterans. Reunions continue to be held, illustrating the ongoing impact of the Civil War on Texas history.
Texas Sesquicentennial 1836 - 1986
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