Details for Confederate Commissary

Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5147008860

Data

Marker Number 8860
Atlas Number 5147008860
Marker Title Confederate Commissary
Index Entry Confederate Commissary
Address 524 N. Main St.
City Bonham
County Fannin
UTM Zone 14
UTM Easting 761824
UTM Northing 3719041
Subject Codes Civil War; military topics
Marker Year 1965
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark No
Marker Location SE corner of 6th & N. Main
Private Property No
Marker Condition In Situ
Marker Size 18" x 28"
Marker Text Army supply headquarters for Northern Sub-district of Texas. Dispensed uniforms, clothing, blankets, harness, bridles, gear, saddles, food rations. Beef, pork and wild game were cooked in an Army mess kitchen furnace on this site. At least 7 brigades defending the northeastern frontier of Texas drew supplies here. To keep the 1861 Confederate treaty with friendly tribes in Indian Territory, food rations were issued here to civilians of the Choctaw, Cherokee and other nations fighting for the South.

Location Map

View this record in full map (opens in new tab/window)