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(January 6, 1793 - November 16, 1856) Adjutant of the Texas army in Battle of Velasco, June 26, 1832. Wounded there, he was guarding civilians at time Texas won independence in Battle of San Jacinto, April 21, 1836. A bosom friend of Stephen F. Austin, Caldwell received land grant from Mexico in 1824. In 1830s he had a sugar mill, said to be the first on the Brazos. He married Ann Munson, widow of his friend H. W. Munson. They had a son and a daughter. Recorded - 1970
Major James Peckham Caldwell is a historical marker in Jones Creek, Brazoria County, dedicated in 1970. It is one of 125 historical markers documented in Brazoria County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 223 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 28.9766, -95.4729 near Jones Creek. The nearest cataloged historic site is William Joel Bryan (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Henry William Munson, Emily Margaret Brown Austin Bryan Perry, and James Franklin Perry.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5039009541. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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