Marker Inscription
From 1860 population of 2612 came more than 100 Civil War soldiers, one an infantryman on a crutch: M. K. Simons, a Mexican war amputee, brigade quartermaster, 2nd Texas infantry, C. S. A. Officers included Capt. C. L. Owen, veteran of the Texas Revolution and Mexican war; killed at Shiloh in 1862. Composed chiefly of Jackson County men were Co. D, 1st Texas Cavalry; Co. K, 2nd Texas Infantry; and Co. M, 27th Texas Cavalry (Whitfield's Legion). Jackson men were also in other units, including Confederate marines and Terry's Texas Rangers, and saw much of war's greatest action.
About this site
Confederates of Jackson County is a historical marker in Edna, Jackson County, dedicated in 1965. It is one of 29 historical markers documented in Jackson County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 48 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 28.9810, -96.6455 near Edna. The nearest cataloged historic site is Jackson County, Early (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Jackson County, Jackson County, C. S. A., and Macaroni Station.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5239001033. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
