| Marker Number |
7525 |
| Atlas Number |
5167007525 |
| Marker Title |
John Bankhead Magruder |
| Index Entry |
Magruder, John Bankhead |
| Address |
|
| City |
Galveston |
| County |
Galveston |
| UTM Zone |
15 |
| UTM Easting |
323864 |
| UTM Northing |
3242144 |
| Subject Codes |
Civil War; military topics |
| Marker Year |
1994 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
Episcopal Cemetery, 40th St. between Ave. K and Ave. C
(Marker is at fence to the left after entering cemetery.) |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
grave marker |
| Marker Text |
(August 15, 1810 - February 19, 1871) Virginia native John Bankhead Magruder graduated from the U. S. Military Academy at West Point in 1830. For meritorious service in the Mexican War (1846-48) Magruder was promoted to lieutenant colonel. He later resigned from the U. S. Army to join the Confederacy in 1861. As commander of the Texas District he overcame a Federal blockade and regained control of Galveston and the Texas Gulf Coast. After the Civil War he fled to Mexico and served in Maximillian's army. |
