Details for Robert W. Loughery, Civil War Editor
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5203010186
Data
| Marker Number | 10186 |
| Atlas Number | 5203010186 |
| Marker Title | Robert W. Loughery, Civil War Editor |
| Index Entry | Loughery, Robert W. |
| Address | 309 E. Austin St. |
| City | Marshall |
| County | Harrison |
| UTM Zone | 15 |
| UTM Easting | 371877 |
| UTM Northing | 3601771 |
| Subject Codes | journalists; newspapers; Civil War |
| Marker Year | 1983 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | NW corner E. Austin and N. Columbus streets. Marker reported missing Jan. 2008. |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | Missing |
| Marker Size | 18" x 28" |
| Marker Text | In the mid-nineteenth century Robert W. Loughery (b. 1820) was one of East Texas' best known journalists through his association with several Harrison County newspapers. As owner and editor of Marshall's "Texas Republican", he supported such controversial issues as slavery, secession and the Confederacy, while boldly denouncing his opposition. After the Civil War he wrote for other papers around the state and was appointed United States Consul in Acapulco, Mexico, in 1885. He retired to Marshall, where he died in 1894, and is buried in the Marshall Cemetery. (1983) |