Marker Number |
7711 |
Atlas Number |
5423007711 |
Marker Title |
At this site was the camp of the Army of the Republic of Texas |
Index Entry |
Camp of the Army of the Republic of Texas, at this site was the |
Address |
|
City |
Flint |
County |
Smith |
UTM Zone |
15 |
UTM Easting |
273175 |
UTM Northing |
3560653 |
Subject Codes |
military topics |
Marker Year |
1936 |
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
Marker Location |
on FM 346 about 1 mi. north of the intersection of FM 346 and FM 344, about 12 mi. SW of Tyler |
Private Property |
No |
Marker Condition |
In Situ |
Marker Size |
1936 Centennial Marker |
Marker Text |
At this site was the camp of the army of the Republic of Texas under Generals Edward Burleson, Thomas J. Rusk, Albert Sidney Johnston, Hugh McLeod, Kelsey H. Douglass and Colonel Willis H. Landrum just before they engaged Chief Bowles of the Cherokees and associated tribes in the decisive battle on July 16, 1839, by which the Indians were forever driven from East Texas Erected by the State of Texas 1936 |