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CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS
Erected beginning in 1903 by surviving comrades.
Five bronze figures on a gray granite base represent
the Infantry, Cavalry, Artillery, and Navy, headed by the Confederate president,
Jefferson Davis. Etched in the base are the 13 states which withdrew from
the Union and formed the Southern Confederacy, as well as the battles fought
between 1861 and 1865. The bronze figures were executed by Pompeo Coppini.
Monument erected by Frank Teich.
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TERRY'S TEXAS RANGERS
Erected 1907 by surviving comrades.
The bronze statue, by Pompeo Coppini, portrays one
of Terry's Texas Rangers astride a spirited horse. In 1861, during the
Civil War, Terry's Texas Rangers were mustered at Houston after Benjamin
Terry and Thomas Lubbock's call for volunteers. Ten companies of 100 men
each were formally activated as the 8th Texas Cavalry, and during the following
five years participated in many engagements defending the Southern Confederacy.
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HOOD'S TEXAS BRIGADE
Erected 1910 by surviving comrades and friends.
A gray granite shaft, with hand-carved quotes by
President Jefferson Davis, General Robert E. Lee, and others, is topped
by the bronze figure of a Confederate soldier. The monument stands as a
memorial to the members of John B. Hood's Texas Brigade Army of Northern
Virginia. Principal battles, during which some 4,000 soldiers in the division
died defending the South throughout the Civil War, are listed on the base.
The bronze figure was executed by Pompeo Coppini.
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