| Marker Number |
7710 |
| Atlas Number |
5423007710 |
| Marker Title |
On Burleson Lake_Camp of the Army of the Republic of Texas |
| Index Entry |
Camp of the Army of the Republic of Texas |
| Address |
CR 431 |
| City |
Lindale |
| County |
Smith |
| UTM Zone |
15 |
| UTM Easting |
266853 |
| UTM Northing |
3610373 |
| Subject Codes |
Republic of Texas; military topics; Native American topics |
| Marker Year |
1975 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
CR 431 (Old Mineola Road), E side 200 feet SW of US 69, 0.4 mi. S of Sabine River. |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| Marker Text |
On Burleson Lake, 3.5 miles west of here was last Cherokee War Camp of the Army of the Republic of Texas. Under Gen. Kelsey H. Douglass, Gen. Thomas J. Rusk, Gen. Edward Burleson, and Col. Willis H. Landrum. Texas Secretary of War Albert Sidney Johnston ordered the army mustered out after its decisive victory in Battle of the Neches against Chief Bowles of the Cherokees and associated tribes on July 16, 1839, in Van Zandt County. From the Burleson Lake Camp, the soldiers departed for their homes on July 25, 1839. (1975) |
