Corsicana in 1860-1872

Corsicana in 1860-1872 (HM15YT)

Location: Corsicana, TX 75110 Navarro County
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Country: United States of America
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N 32° 5.708', W 96° 28.164'

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A center of patriotism especially committed to the Southern cause. After the Nov. 1860 presidential election, citizens lowered the Stars and Stripes and ran up the Texas flag on the Courthouse. Early in 1861 influential men beat drums on the Square to recruit soldiers for the Confederacy. Some 450 Navarro County men enlisted. These included two officers who made outstanding records, Cols. Roger Q. Mills and Clinton M. Winkler. In the Courthouse, county commissioners appropriated funds for arms and ammunition and for support of soldiers' families. In 1864, civilians — including old men, women and children — helped stock a Confederate Quartermaster Depot which was located in a store building on this corner. After the Confederate surrender in 1865, Federal troops under Lt. A. R. Chaffee camped on this corner to enforce peace terms. One civilian resisting the troops was John Wesley Hardin, then only 16, and not yet a celebrated gunman. But he notched his pistol in a fight with soldiers 10 miles south of town. The Texas Democratic Convention met in Corsicana in 1872, after Federal troops withdrew, and made plans whereby military despotism was replaced by civilian control of state government by bona fide Texans.
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HM NumberHM15YT
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Marker Number11605_MARKER
Year Placed1974
Placed ByTexas Historical Commission and Corley Funeral Home
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Date Added Tuesday, September 2nd, 2014 at 3:15pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)14S E 738815 N 3553783
Decimal Degrees32.09513333, -96.46940000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 32° 5.708', W 96° 28.164'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds32° 5' 42.48" N, 96° 28' 9.84" W
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Area Code(s)903
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 412 N 13th St, Corsicana TX 75110, US
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