Details for Captain L. D. Bradley
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5161009860
Data
| Marker Number | 9860 |
| Atlas Number | 5161009860 |
| Marker Title | Captain L. D. Bradley |
| Index Entry | Bradley, L. D., Captain |
| Address | |
| City | Fairfield |
| County | Freestone |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 769103 |
| UTM Northing | 3513412 |
| Subject Codes | judges; state official; colonization; military topics |
| Marker Year | 1964 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | Courthouse lawn, Commerce st. between Mount and Keechi St. |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | 18" x 28" |
| Marker Text | (1831 - 1886) Came to Texas from Alabama in 1855. In Civil War commanded Co. B, 2nd Battalion, Waul's Texas Legion. On May 22, 1863, was a leader of one of most daring defensive actions in the Siege of Vicksburg. Volunteered, along with 20 of his own men and 18 others, to seal off a Federal penetration into the Confederate fort defending the Mississippi River; acted under fire. Later commanded a regiment in defense of Texas coast and in 1864 Red River Campaign to prevent Federal invasion of Texas. |