New Orleans' Greys

Led by Adolphus Sterne, citizens of Nacogdoches helped outfit a volunteer force, the New Orleans' Greys, to fight in the Texas War for Independence. One company of Greys traveled overland to San Antonio by way of Nacogdoches in Nov. 1835. The 50-100 men camped for a few days at this site near Sterne's home. They were honored with a banquet of bear, raccoon, and other meat, and were praised in toasts and speeches. The Greys reached San Antonio before the Siege of Bexar, Dec. 5-9, 1835. Most of the volunteers died in later battles of the revolution.

New Orleans' Greys is a historical marker in Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches County, dedicated in 1977. It is one of 94 historical markers documented in Nacogdoches County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 232 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 31.6033, -94.6513 near Nacogdoches. The nearest cataloged historic site is Kelsey Harris Douglass (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Oak Grove Cemetery, John S. Roberts, and Captain Hayden Arnold.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5347009253. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.