Texas and the Civil War State Military Board

Texas and the Civil War State Military Board (HMHNE)

Location: Austin, TX 78703 Travis County
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Country: United States of America
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N 30° 18.577', W 97° 45.634'

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The only new agency created by the legislature to deal with wartime emergencies. Original members were the Governor, Comptroller and Treasurer. The last two in 1864 were replaced by appointees of the Governor.

Purpose was to establish industry and purchase essential military and civilian supplies. Texas was largely dependent on imports for factory goods, so the board had to sustain foreign trade. Despite a federal coastal blockade, this was done through neutral Mexico and by use of swift blockade runners.

The board sold and exchanged state bonds, U.S. indemnity bonds and cotton - which had a ready cash and exchange value abroad - for guns, power, copper, lead, hats, hoots, shoes, clothing, cloth, rope, blankets, cotton cards and machinery to start local industry. Agents of the board operated in Mexico and Europe.

A percussion cap factory and a state foundry for cannon were built, by contracts, land grants and cash. Private enterprise was aided and encouraged to manufacture rifles, pistols and gunpowder.

Lack of funds, poor transportation, competition for cotton and other wartime difficulties hampered effectiveness, but the board did much to make Texas "The storehouse of the Confederacy".
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Marker Number12696
Year Placed1965
Placed ByThe State Historical Survey Committee
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Date Added Tuesday, September 16th, 2014 at 12:23pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)14R E 619172 N 3353744
Decimal Degrees30.30961667, -97.76056667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 30° 18.577', W 97° 45.634'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds30° 18' 34.62" N, 97° 45' 38.04" W
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Area Code(s)512
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 2497 W 35th St, Austin TX 78703, US
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