Camp of the Army of the Republic of Texas (1975)

On Burleson Lake, 3.5 miles west of here was last Cherokee War Camp of the Army of the Republic of Texas. Under Gen. Kelsey H. Douglass, Gen. Thomas J. Rusk, Gen. Edward Burleson, and Col. Willis H. Landrum. Texas Secretary of War Albert Sidney Johnston ordered the army mustered out after its decisive victory in Battle of the Neches against Chief Bowles of the Cherokees and associated tribes on July 16, 1839, in Van Zandt County. From the Burleson Lake Camp, the soldiers departed for their homes on July 25, 1839. (1975)

Camp of the Army of the Republic of Texas is a historical marker in Lindale, Smith County, dedicated in 1975. It is one of 90 historical markers documented in Smith County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 272 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 32.6058, -95.4845 near Lindale. The nearest cataloged historic site is Flewellen-Thweatt Cemetery (historical marker), about 1.3 miles away. Others within a short drive include Vial-Fragoso Trail, Tate-Bundy, and Site of Flora.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5423007710. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.