Marker Inscription
James B. Dosher moved to Texas in 1847 and served in Cureton's Company of the Texas Rangers. Discharged in 1848, he married Velma Eddings in 1851. They settled in Jack County in early 1855 and worked their farm south of Jacksboro. Dosher also served with Captain Tackett's Company of Texas Rangers. During the Civil War he was active in the Texas State Troops and the Confederate Army. In 1870 as a civilian guide for the U.S. Army, he received the Medal of Honor for gallantry in action during an engagement at Bluff Creek, Texas. (1997)
About this site
Dosher, James B. is a historical marker in Jacksboro, Jack County, dedicated in 1997. It is one of 31 historical markers documented in Jack County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 37 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 33.2077, -98.1634 near Jacksboro. The nearest cataloged historic site is Fort Richardson (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Lost Battalion, Mobilization Site of Battery F of World War II's, Fort Richardson Calvary Post Hospital, and Jacksboro's First Railroad Depot.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5237002714. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
