| Marker Number |
1087 |
| Atlas Number |
5421001087 |
| Marker Title |
County Named for Sidney Sherman, C.S.A. |
| Index Entry |
Sherman, Sidney |
| Address |
US 54 |
| City |
Stratford |
| County |
Sherman |
| UTM Zone |
13 |
| UTM Easting |
765731 |
| UTM Northing |
4027147 |
| Subject Codes |
military topics; Civil War; state official |
| Marker Year |
1964 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
US 54, 2.4 mi SE of US 287, roadside park on NW side of US 54 between CR 8 and CR 9. Marker reported missing Nov. 2007. |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
Missing |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| Marker Text |
Born in Massachusetts, 1805. Led his crack Kentucky Militia Company to join Texas Army in War for Independence. Commanded cavalry wing, Battle of San Jacinto. Major-General and Congressman, Republic of Texas. Built second railroad west of Mississippi River. First engine to run in Texas was "General Sherman", named in his honor. Put in command of fortifying Galveston, most valued seaport in Texas, at outbreak of Civil War. Set up marine guard and batteries of cannon. Lost eldest son in Galveston recapture, 1863. Gen. Sherman died in 1873. (1964) |
