| Marker Number |
1089 |
| Atlas Number |
5415001089 |
| Marker Title |
County Named for Texas Confederate William R. Scurry 1821-1864 |
| Index Entry |
Scurry, William R. (County Named For Texas Confederate) |
| Address |
25th Street |
| City |
Snyder |
| County |
Scurry |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
320265 |
| UTM Northing |
3621540 |
| Subject Codes |
military topics; Civil War |
| Marker Year |
1963 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
Scurry County Courthouse grounds, N side |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
Civil War Memorials - (pink granite) |
| Marker Text |
Member Secession Convention. As Lt. Colonel 4th Texas Cavalry Regiment, ably commanded forces at Val Verde and Glorieta Canyon battles in Arizona-New Mexico Campaign 1861-62. Promoted Brigadier General. Commanded immediate land attack recapture of Galveston 1863. In Red River Campaign to prevent Texas invasion, led brigade Battles of Mansfield, Pleasant Hill, La. and Jenkins Ferry, Ark. where he bravely met death. A memorial to Texans who served the Confederacy. Erected by the State of Texas 1963 |
