Creuzbaur's Battery, C.S.A.

Creuzbaur's Battery, C.S.A. (HM1CWA)

Location: Schulenburg, TX 78956 Fayette County
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Country: United States of America
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N 29° 43.09', W 96° 55.673'

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"The Big Guns of Fayette"

Organized in Fayette County, 1861, by Edmund Creuzbaur, a former Prussian artillery officer, and composed of around 150 men, 4 cannons, 72 horses, 39 mules. It served as both light and heavy field artillery at Fort Brown, Sabine Pass and other points in Texas and Louisiana. The unit at Calcasieu Pass, La., May 1864, attacked and captured two Union gunboats. In the 75-minute fight, one ship was hit 65 times; Wm. Kneip was killed; of the wounded, three later died. Capt. Creuzbaur soon after resigned and his brother-in-law, Capt. Charles Welhausen, assumed the command.
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HM NumberHM1CWA
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Marker Number1107
Year Placed1965
Placed ByState Historical Survey Committee
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Sunday, October 12th, 2014 at 3:30pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)14R E 700435 N 3289353
Decimal Degrees29.71816667, -96.92788333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 29° 43.09', W 96° 55.673'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds29° 43' 5.40" N, 96° 55' 40.38" W
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Area Code(s)979, 361
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1727 High Hill Rd, Schulenburg TX 78956, US
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