| Marker Number |
6404 |
| Atlas Number |
5043006404 |
| Marker Title |
Texas Confederate Colonel Henry P. Brewster (1816-1884) |
| Index Entry |
Brewster, Colonel Henry P. |
| Address |
|
| City |
Alpine |
| County |
Brewster |
| UTM Zone |
13 |
| UTM Easting |
628457 |
| UTM Northing |
3359265 |
| Subject Codes |
Civil War; military topics |
| Marker Year |
1963 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
Courthouse square, 5th Street |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
N/A |
| Marker Text |
County named for Texas Confederate Colonel Henry P. Brewster, 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 |
