Hobby's 8th Texas Infantry Regiment, C.S.A.

Hobby's 8th Texas Infantry Regiment, C.S.A. (HMMP6)

Location: Refugio, TX 78377 Refugio County
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Country: United States of America
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N 28° 17.792', W 97° 16.536'

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Refugio County was represented in all four companies of Hobby's Infantry Battalion organized in this county, May 1862. Unit successfully withstood Union bombardment of Corpus Christi, August 1862. Organized into 8th Texas Infantry, February 1863. Regiment staved off another attack on Corpus Christi, November 1863, while covering the Confederate withdrawal from Lower Rio Grande. Most of the 8th were in Red River Campaign 1864 to prevent invasion of Texas. Again defended Texas Coast 1865. Texas coastal defense is a brilliant chapter in South's history. Composed of: Maj. A.M. Hobby's 8th Bn Tex Inf, Maj. Daniel D. Shea's 4th Tex Arty Bn, Capt. B.F. Neal's btry, Capt. John Ireland's Tex Inf Co, Capt. Jose M. Penazola's Tex Inf Co, Capt. Angel Navarro's Cav Co.
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HM NumberHMMP6
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Marker Number955
Year Placed1963
Placed ByState of Texas
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Date Added Friday, September 12th, 2014 at 12:22am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)14R E 669095 N 3131258
Decimal Degrees28.29653333, -97.27560000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 28° 17.792', W 97° 16.536'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds28° 17' 47.52" N, 97° 16' 32.16" W
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Area Code(s)361
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 800-898 Commerce St, Refugio TX 78377, US
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