| Marker Number |
8208 |
| Atlas Number |
5277008208 |
| Marker Title |
Home of Sam Bell Maxey |
| Index Entry |
|
| Address |
812 S. Church St. |
| City |
Paris |
| County |
Lamar |
| UTM Zone |
15 |
| UTM Easting |
263019 |
| UTM Northing |
3726729 |
| Subject Codes |
military topics; U.S.-Mexico War; Civil War; state officials; federal officials |
| Marker Year |
1963 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
Yes |
| Marker Location |
Sam Bell Maxey State Historic Site grounds, SW corner S. Church and E. Washington streets, W side S of E. Washington Street |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
Civil War centennial [pink granite] |
| Marker Text |
Native Kentuckian. West Point graduate. Brevetted for gallantry in Mexican War. District attorney from Lamar County, Major General C. S. A. in Tennessee and Mississippi campaigns, commander of Indian Territory 1863-1865 organizing three brigades of Indians which participated in Red River Campaign, Cavalry division commander, U. S. Senator 1875-1887. Buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Paris. Memorial to Texans who served the Confederacy. Erected by the State of Texas 1963 |
