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Native Kentuckian. West Point graduate. Brevetted for gallantry in Mexican War. District attorney from Lamar County, Major General C. S. A. in Tennessee and Mississippi campaigns, commander of Indian Territory 1863-1865 organizing three brigades of Indians which participated in Red River Campaign, Cavalry division commander, U. S. Senator 1875-1887. Buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Paris. Memorial to Texans who served the Confederacy. Erected by the State of Texas 1963
Home of Sam Bell Maxey is a historical marker in Paris, Lamar County, dedicated in 1963. It is one of 46 historical markers documented in Lamar County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 89 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 33.6540, -95.5555 near Paris. The nearest cataloged historic site is Maxey, Samuel Bell, House (historic place), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Lightfoot, William Henry, Lightfoot-Coleman House, and The House at 705 3rd Street SE.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5277008208. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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