Details for Shelby's Flag Burial
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5323004667
Data
| Marker Number | 4667 |
| Atlas Number | 5323004667 |
| Marker Title | Shelby's Flag Burial |
| Index Entry | Shelby's Flag Burial |
| Address | E. Garrison St. |
| City | Eagle Pass |
| County | Maverick |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 352904 |
| UTM Northing | 3176317 |
| Subject Codes | military topics; Civil War |
| Marker Year | 1964 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Eagle Pass Port of Entry. S side of E. Garrison St. on restricted property. |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | Access Restricted |
| Marker Size | 18" x 28" |
| Marker Text | The last flag to fly over an organized Confederate force was buried in the river near this spot on July 4, 1865, by Gen. Jos. O. Shelby, of Missouri. His un-surrendered cavalry brigade, with arms, cannon and ragged battle flags, marched across Texas three months after Lee's surrender, to enter Mexico in the hope to continue their fight. As a last rite on Texas soil, Shelby assembled his command on the banks of the Rio Grande. At sound of drum and bugle, their flag was folded, weighted and consigned to the waters of the muddy Rio. (1964) |