| 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 |
