Texas Confederate County Commissioners Court
Courthouse Square, E. Alamo between Park and Baylor Streets, Brenham., Brenham, TX, USA
Texas, USA
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1861
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HISTORIC PRESERVATION at Texas Confederate County Commissioners Court.
The Texas Historical Commission Atlas records this marker as in situ at the listed location. It remains part of the state marker inventory; the placement description and coordinates in this row follow the current official Atlas record and should be field-verified before publication.
About Texas Confederate County Commissioners Court
Texas county commissioners courts, each an elected chief justice and four commissioners, administered Civil War home-front programs. They supplied arms, clothing and horses to soldiers, aided soldiers' families with scarce food and medicine, organized home guards, and raised funds through bonds and a special war tax. Washington County's court also financed hospitals, uniform contracts and a soldiers' home.
HISTORY HAPPENED HERE at Texas Confederate County Commissioners Court
Composed of a chief justice (now county judge) and four county commissioners, these elected governing boards directed vital Civil War programs. Provided arms, clothing, horses and saddles for troops from county. Gave aid to wartime factories. Obtained and distributed to soldier's families scarce medicine, food, cloth, salt and cotton and wool cards. County patrols and home guards were set up in many counties and supplied lead, powder, gun caps to guard against the enemy, Indians and bandits. Funds were raised by issuing bonds and scrip and assessing a special war tax on property. Tax credits were given to citizens for contributions to soldier's dependents. Unbranded cattle were gathered and sold to benefit orphans and widows. Rich, heavily-populated Washington County through its court financed hospitals in Hempstead and Chappell Hill; contracted the making of army uniforms; bought kegs of powder and held gun inspections to maintain home defenses; printed county scrip in 50 (cents), $1, $2, $3 bills; established at Old Mt. Vernon a camp of insctruction and in Brenham a soldiers home. Judges, commissioners and other dedicated public officials did much to strengthen Texas' war effort. Source: https://atlas.thc.texas.gov/Details/5477008327
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