Marker Inscription
Captain Alfred H. Wyly who commanded a volunteer company at the Battle of San Jacinto April 21, 1836. Died at Hempsted May 11, 1867.
Historical Marker
Captain Alfred H. Wyly
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About this site
Captain Alfred H. Wyly is a historical marker in Hempsted, Waller County, dedicated in 1936. It is one of 52 historical markers documented in Waller County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 135 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 30.0843, -96.0679 near Hempsted. The nearest cataloged historic site is Hempstead Community (cemetery), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Hebrew (Hempstead), Houston, and Hempstead African American.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5473008113. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
History
Captain Alfred Henderson Wyly (1808-1867), a Virginia native, joined the Texas army at Groce's Retreat in early April 1836, where he organized and was elected to command a small company from the Redlands region assigned to Col. Sidney Sherman's Second Regiment at the Battle of San Jacinto. He later settled in Hempstead, where he died and is buried in the Hempstead Cemetery.
Sources: tshaonline.orgsanjacinto-museum.org
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