Details - Lt. Col. Philip A. Work - Atlas Number 5457011464

Marker Number	11464
Atlas Number	5457011464
Marker Title	Lt. Col. Philip A. Work
Index Entry	Work, Lt. Col. Philip A.
Address
City	Woodville
County	Tyler
UTM Zone	15
UTM Easting	364501
UTM Northing	3405556
Subject Codes
Marker Year
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark	No
Marker Location	Juc. of US 69 & US 190 on US 190-Woodville-Courthouse
Private Property	No
Marker Condition	In Situ
Marker Size	18" x 28"
Marker Text	Came to Texas, 1838, represented Tyler County, Texas secession convention, 1861. Raised and was Captain, Co. F. 1st Regt., Hood's Texas brigade. As Lieutenant Colonel, commanded Hood's Texans June 1862-Jan. 1864, in battles such as Sharpsburg, where brigade had over 82% casualties. Greatest loss for any unit in any Civil War action. Col. work led Texas brigade second day, Gettysburg; And in Chickamauga victory, 1863. After coming home to regain health, was in David S. Terry's Texas cavalry. After war practiced law. Is buried in old Hardin Cemetery.