Details for Texas Ranger Captain James Cunningham
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5093002718
Data
| Marker Number | 2718 |
| Atlas Number | 5093002718 |
| Marker Title | Texas Ranger Captain James Cunningham |
| Index Entry | Cunningham, James |
| Address | FM 1476 |
| City | Comanche |
| County | Comanche |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 545384 |
| UTM Northing | 3514967 |
| Subject Codes | rangers |
| Marker Year | 1967 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | Newburg Cemetery, Newburg community |
| Private Property | |
| Marker Condition | |
| Marker Size | grave marker |
| Marker Text | Born in Alabama, settled in Comanche County, 1855. Commander of Texas Ranger Company stationed in Comanche County, 1858. Helped bring law and order to county--drove out renegades and wild Indians. Cunningham commanded men from Comanche County in Dove Creek Battle, Jan. 8, 1864 (500 white men against 1,000 Indians). His sons became sheriffs in Comanche, Mills and Taylor counties. Recorded - 1967 |