| Marker Number |
605 |
| Atlas Number |
5413000605 |
| Marker Title |
County Named for Texas Confederate Captain Gustav Schleicher |
| Index Entry |
Schleicher, Gustav |
| Address |
2 S. Divide St. |
| City |
Eldorado |
| County |
Schleicher |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
347015 |
| UTM Northing |
3415214 |
| Subject Codes |
military topics; Civil War |
| Marker Year |
1963 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
Schleicher County Courthouse grounds, NW side facing S. Divide St. (US 277) |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
Civil War Centennial (pink granite) |
| Marker Text |
1823-1879 Chief purchasing agent, army engineer department for Southern armies West Mississippi. Bought desperately needed intrenching tools, iron, steel, lead and turpentine. Imported much material from Europe through Mexico by the exchange of cotton, "life blood of Confederacy." Established two engineer depots in Texas, designed fortifications and ponton trains. Repaired tools from surrendered U.S. frontier forts. A memorial to Texans who served the Confederacy. Erected by the State of Texas 1963 |
