| Marker Number |
4976 |
| Atlas Number |
5307004976 |
| Marker Title |
Soldier's Waterhole |
| Index Entry |
Soldier's Waterhole |
| Address |
|
| City |
Brady vicinity |
| County |
McCulloch |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
478485 |
| UTM Northing |
3448971 |
| Subject Codes |
military topics; Native Americans |
| Marker Year |
1964 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
From Brady take US 190 east about 5.5 miles. Take CR 412 east 2.5 miles to marker. |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
State Approved |
| Marker Text |
U.S. soldiers under command of Robert E. Lee used this site while traveling the nearby military road and patroling this area for Indians. West bound immigrants also camped here prior to the Civil War; Here 27 Indians surprised and massacred 18 men, women and children burned their wagons and stole their horses. 1850; 1869. ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE MONUMENT: Ancient Indian Camp Ground; Erected in 1964 by McCulloch County Historical Society |
