Col. George R. Freeman
N 31° 42.239 W 098° 07.520
14R E 582883 N 3507958
The state historic marker in front of the home formerly belonging to Colonel George Freeman in downtown Hamilton.
Waymark Code: WMTRWR
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 01/04/2017
Views: 5
This state historic marker is located at 200 W. Main, one block west of the county courthouse in Hamilton TX. It marks the former home of Civil War veteran Colonel George Freeman, who served Texas as a lawyer and as the captain of the Treasury Guards, a law enforcement group we had never heard of before today.
Marker Number: 14175
Marker Text:
(1830-1910)
Kentucky native George Freeman came to Texas in the 1840s. He fought for the Confederacy during the Civil War, then came to Austin as captain of the treasury guards. That group of about thirty former Confederate soldiers defended the state treasury from an 1865 robbery. Though the robbers escaped with $17,000, Freeman's group was recognized for saving the remainder of the treasury, preventing possible impairment to the Texas economy. In the mid-1870s, Freeman moved to Hamilton and practiced law; his most famous case was the Greer County dispute, in which he represented Texas before the U. S. Supreme Court. Freeman was also active in community and church affairs until his death. (2008)
Marker is Property of the State of Texas
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