| Marker Number |
15061 |
| Atlas Number |
5507015061 |
| Marker Title |
Xavier Blanchard Debray |
| Index Entry |
Debray, Xavier Blanchard |
| Address |
909 Navasota St. |
| City |
Austin |
| County |
Travis |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
622439 |
| UTM Northing |
3348873 |
| Subject Codes |
military topics; Civil War; newspapers |
| Marker Year |
1963 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
Texas State Cemetery, Republic Hill section, Section 1 (C1), Row M, Number 14 |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
grave marker [pink granite] |
| Marker Text |
Came to Texas from France 1848. Spanish newspaper publisher. Joined Confederate Army as 1st Lieutenant Tom Green's Rifles 1861. Served aide-de-camp Texas Governor Francis R. Lubbock. Major 2nd Regiment Texas Infantry. Colonel 26th Texas Cavalry known as Debray's Regiment, used extensively for frontier scouting, reconnaissance, attacking and fighting delaying actions. Commander Eastern District Texas and Galveston defenses. Made Brigadier General 1864 after Red River Campaign to prevent the invasion of Texas. Erected by the State of Texas 1963 |
