Details for Gen. George and Libbie Custer Campsite

Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5473009380

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Marker Number 9380
Atlas Number 5473009380
Marker Title Gen. George and Libbie Custer Campsite
Index Entry Custer, Gen. George and Libbie, Campsite
Address 2 mi.E of Hempstead on FM 1488, then .25 mi. S on Wyatt Chapel Rd.
City Hempstead vicinity
County Waller
UTM Zone 14
UTM Easting 786472
UTM Northing 3334524
Subject Codes women, women's history topics; Civil War; military topics
Marker Year 1994
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark No
Marker Location 2 mi.E of Hempstead on FM 1488, then .25 mi. S on Wyatt Chapel Rd., Hempstead vicinity
Private Property No
Marker Condition In Situ
Marker Size 18" x 28"
Marker Text Soon after the Civil War General George Armstrong Custer and his cavalry unit arrived in Texas as part of a large U.S. force sent to establish order and counter the threat posed by French-controlled Mexico. From August to October, 1865, Custer, his wife Elizabeth (Libbie), and several U.S. Cavalry units camped here on the Liendo plantation of Leonard W. Groce, heir of "Old 300" settler and cotton baron Jared Groce. The Custers enjoyed warm relations with the Groces and area Texans in part because of his insistence that federal troops treat Texans and their property with respect. Sesquicentennial of Texas Statehood 1845-1995
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