| Marker Number |
6463 |
| Atlas Number |
5453006463 |
| Marker Title |
William Steele |
| Index Entry |
Steele, William |
| Address |
|
| City |
Austin |
| County |
Travis |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
730784 |
| UTM Northing |
3627268 |
| Subject Codes |
state official; Civil War; military topics |
| Marker Year |
1963 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
W 35th St., at entrance to Camp Mabry, W of Loop 1 |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
Civil War Memorials (pink granite) |
| Marker Text |
Born New York. Graduate West Point. In Seminole and Mexican Wars. Resigned U.S. Army to serve Confederacy. Colonel 7th Texas Cavalry. In New Mexico campaign General. Commander Indian Territory 1863 and Galveston defenses 1864. Led cavalry division Red River campaign. Gave distinguished service various Louisiana actions against invasion of Texas. As Texas Adjutant General after reconstruction rebuilt Texas Rangers to restore order and control Indians. Erected by the State of Texas, 1963 |
