| Marker Number |
16054 |
| Atlas Number |
5507016054 |
| Marker Title |
Last Battle of the Civil War |
| Index Entry |
Last Battle of the Civil War |
| Address |
Palmito Hill Road |
| City |
Brownsville |
| County |
Cameron |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
669866 |
| UTM Northing |
2872309 |
| Subject Codes |
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| Marker Year |
1936 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
East of Brownsville, Palmito Hill Road, interpretive platform south of SH 4 (Boca Chica Highway). Replacement for 1936 Texas Centennial marker. |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
|
| Marker Text |
At This Site the Last Battle of the Civil War, Known as Palmito Hill, was Fought by Confederate Troops Under Colonel John S. (Rip) Ford and Union Forces on May 13, 1865, 34 Days After Lee's Surrender at Appomattox. Erected by the State of Texas - 1936 |
