Details for At this site was the camp of the Army of the Republic of Texas

Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5423007711

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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