Texas Memorial

Texas Memorial (HM1NLB)

Location: Munfordville, KY 42765 Hart County
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Country: United States of America
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N 37° 14.654', W 85° 53.586'

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Texas

Remembers the valor and devotion of its sons who served with distinction on Kentucky battlefields during the Civil War.

At Houston, Texas, during August and September 1861, Benjamin Franklin Terry and Thomas S. Lubbock organized a cavalry regiment that became the storied 8th Texas. Led by Terry, a Russellville, Kentucky native who was a Texas planter and a member of the State Secession Convention. The unit was known as Terry's Texas Rangers. On December 17, 1861, the Rangers - a charging regiment - engaged Union troops of the 32nd Indiana Volunteer Infantry under Lt. Col. Henry Von Trebra in the Battle of Rowletts Station (Woodsonville). The military objective was control of the Louisville - Nashville rail line, a vital supply route that crossed the Green River. In the initial charge, Col. Terry fell mortally wounded at this site. The battle was indecisive but presaged expansion of the war in the region and is notable for the loss of one of Texas' most beloved and promising field leaders.

Terry's Texas Rangers went on to fight with distinction at Shiloh, Murfreesboro, Chickamauga, Perryville, Chattanooga, Atlanta and Bentonville. Never formally surrendering as a unit, its skill as a leading cavalry unit of the Western Theater and its worthy reputation for bravery and a willingness to fight despite the odds had their genesis in Kentucky.

Erected by the State of Texas
2009

(Rear Side)
The companies of Terry's Texas Rangers Regiment

Company A
McLennan and surrounding counties

Company B
Brazoria and Matagorda counties

Company C
Gonzales and surrounding counties

Company D
Bastrop County

Company E
Gonzales and surrounding counties

Company F
Fayette and surrounding counties

Company G
Bexas and Goliad counties

Company H
Fort Bend County

Company I
Gonzales and surrounding counties

Company K
Harris and Matagorda counties

Texas Remembers and Honors Her Sons
They Sleep the Sleep of the Brave
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HM NumberHM1NLB
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Year Placed2008
Placed ByState of Texas
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Friday, September 4th, 2015 at 1:01pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16S E 598173 N 4122540
Decimal Degrees37.24423333, -85.89310000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 37° 14.654', W 85° 53.586'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds37° 14' 39.24" N, 85° 53' 35.16" W
Driving DirectionsGoogle Maps
Area Code(s)270
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling South
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 2239-2299 US-31W, Munfordville KY 42765, US
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