Details for Battle of Brushy Creek
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5491009037
Data
| Marker Number | 9037 |
| Atlas Number | 5491009037 |
| Marker Title | Battle of Brushy Creek |
| Index Entry | Battle of Brushy Creek |
| Address | SH 95 |
| City | Taylor |
| County | Williamson |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 653764 |
| UTM Northing | 3376992 |
| Subject Codes | pioneers; Native Americans |
| Marker Year | 1993 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | 3.9 mi. S of Taylor on SH 95, W side at gravel road just SW of CR 452 (Old Coupland Road). Marker is 50 feet W of SH 95, N side of gravel road. |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | 18" x 28" |
| Marker Text | A skirmish between Comanche raiders and a local militia near here in mid-winter (1839) led to the last major battle between Anglo settlers and Indians in Williamson County. The Comanche retaliated on February 18, 1839, by attacking several area homes, including those of Mrs. Robert Coleman and Dr. J. W. Robertson. Mrs. Coleman and her son, Albert, were killed. Another son, Tommy, and seven of Robertson's slaves were taken captive. The ensuing battle along nearby Brushy Creek claimed the lives of Jacob Burleson, Edward Blakely, the Rev. James Gilleland, and John B. Walters. (1993) |