Details for Ben Milam

Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5331007984

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Marker Number 7984
Atlas Number 5331007984
Marker Title Ben Milam
Index Entry Milam, Ben
Address Courthouse lawn
City Cameron
County Milam
UTM Zone 14
UTM Easting 693477
UTM Northing 3414560
Subject Codes Texas Revolution, Republic of Texas; military topics
Marker Year 1936
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark No
Marker Location S. Central Ave. and E. Main St.
Private Property No
Marker Condition In Situ
Marker Size Statue
Marker Text Benjamin Rush Milam, born in Kentucky 1788. Soldier in the War of 1812. Trader with the Texas Comanche Indians, 1818. Colonel in the Long Expedition in 1820. Empresario from 1826 to 1835. Benjamin Rush Milam participated in the capture of Goliad, October 9, 1835; was killed in San Antonio December 7, 1835 while commanding the Texas forces which later captured the town. Who will follow Old Ben Milam into San Antonio? Erected by the State of Texas 1936 with funds appropriated by the Federal government to commemorate one hundred years of Texas Independence.

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