Austin, Texas | This library houses thousands of Texas' historical marker files, many of which are related to the Civil War.

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Texas Governor's Mansion
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1010 Colorado Street
Austin, TX 78701, USA
Website: www.txfgm.org/
The Greek Revival house was built in 1856 and every Texas governor since has lived in the mansion. President Abraham Lincoln reputedly offered Gov. Sam Houston Federal military assistance during the secession crisis to keep Texas in the Union. Houston may have burned Lincoln's letter in a mansion fireplace. He left office in March 1861 after refusing to sign an oath of allegiance to the Confederacy and was replaced by Lt. Gov. Edward Clark. Clark was succeeded by Gov. Francis R. Lubbock, who later resigned his office to join the Confederate army, becoming an aide-de-camp to Jefferson Davis.
Austin, Texas | Completed in 1903, this monument consists of bronze figures representing infantry, cavalry, Confederate states, and battles fought between 1861 and 1865.
Austin, Texas | More than 2, 200 Confederate veterans and their wives are buried at this historic cemetery.
Comfort, Texas | The oldest Civil War monument in Texas (dedicated August 10, 1866), this limestone obelisk is inscribed with the names of the thirty-six men captured and killed in the Battle of the Nueces, in Kinney County, on August 10, 1862.
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