Marker Inscription
Army supply headquarters for Northern Sub-district of Texas. Dispensed uniforms, clothing, blankets, harness, bridles, gear, saddles, food rations. Beef, pork and wild game were cooked in an Army mess kitchen furnace on this site. At least 7 brigades defending the northeastern frontier of Texas drew supplies here. To keep the 1861 Confederate treaty with friendly tribes in Indian Territory, food rations were issued here to civilians of the Choctaw, Cherokee and other nations fighting for the South.
About this site
Confederate Commissary is a historical marker in Bonham, Fannin County, dedicated in 1965. It is one of 109 historical markers documented in Fannin County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 262 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 33.5790, -96.1791 near Bonham. The nearest cataloged historic site is Steger Opera House, Site of (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Fannin County, First Christian Church of Bonham, and Fannin County Courthouse.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5147008860. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
