Details for Major James Peckham Caldwell
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5039009541
Data
| Marker Number | 9541 |
| Atlas Number | 5039009541 |
| Marker Title | Major James Peckham Caldwell |
| Index Entry | Caldwell, Major James Peckham |
| Address | |
| City | Jones Creek |
| County | Brazoria |
| UTM Zone | 15 |
| UTM Easting | 259080 |
| UTM Northing | 3207868 |
| Subject Codes | Texas Revolution, Republic of Texas; pioneers; military topics |
| Marker Year | 1970 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | Gulf Prairie Cemetery; off SH 36 on Gulf Prairie Rd. at Gulf Prairie Cemetery |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | grave marker |
| Marker Text | (January 6, 1793 - November 16, 1856) Adjutant of the Texas army in Battle of Velasco, June 26, 1832. Wounded there, he was guarding civilians at time Texas won independence in Battle of San Jacinto, April 21, 1836. A bosom friend of Stephen F. Austin, Caldwell received land grant from Mexico in 1824. In 1830s he had a sugar mill, said to be the first on the Brazos. He married Ann Munson, widow of his friend H. W. Munson. They had a son and a daughter. Recorded - 1970 |