Historical Markers in Texas

Here Was the Camp of the Army of the Republic of Texas

History·Smith County·Texas

Under Generals Kelsey H. Douglass, Thomas J. Rusk, Edward Burleson and Colonel Landrum, from which the soldiers returned to their homes on July 25, 1839 after the decisive battle with Chief Bowles of the Cherokees and associated tribes on July 16, 1839 in Van Zandt County. Erected by the State of Texas 1936

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