| Marker Number |
2158 |
| Atlas Number |
5389002158 |
| Marker Title |
George R. Reeves |
| Index Entry |
Reeves, George R. |
| Address |
4th and Oaks St. |
| City |
Pecos |
| County |
Reeves |
| UTM Zone |
13 |
| UTM Easting |
643055 |
| UTM Northing |
3477673 |
| Subject Codes |
Civil War; military topics |
| Marker Year |
1963 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
Courthouse Lawn, corner of 4th and Oak Sts., Pecos |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
Civil War Memorials - (pink granite) |
| Marker Text |
Organized, captained company in 11th Texas Cavalry at start Civil War. Served in Arkansas, Indian Territory, Kentucky invasion of 1862. Assigned to Wheeler's Cavalry in Tennessee. Promoted colonel and command of 11th Cavalry, 1863. Led regiment Chickamauga. In 1864 fought in 100-day Atlanta campaign, guerilla warfare against Sherman's march to the sea, in battle at Savannah. In 1865 participated Carolinas campaign. A memorial to Texans who served the Confederacy. Erected by the state of Texas 1963. |
