Texas Confederate General Lawrence "Sul" Ross
Adminstration Building, Sul Ross College, US 90, Alpine, Alpine, TX, USA
Texas, USA
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HISTORIC PRESERVATION at Texas Confederate General Lawrence "Sul" Ross.
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 General Lawrence "Sul" Ross
Lawrence Sullivan Ross entered Confederate service in 1861 and rose to colonel of the Sixth Texas Cavalry, becoming a brigadier general in 1863. He led the Ross Cavalry Brigade of Texans through campaigns in Mississippi, Alabama, and Tennessee, fighting at Lawrenceburg, Harpeth River, and Murfreesboro. The administration building at Sul Ross State College was named for him.
HISTORY HAPPENED HERE at Texas Confederate General Lawrence "Sul" Ross
College named for Texas Confederate General Lawrence "Sul" Ross. Lawrence Sullivan Ross 1838-1898 Entered Confederate service a private in 1861. Made Colonel, 6th Texas Cavalry May 1862. Commended for outstanding role in withdrawal from Corinth, Miss., October 1862. Made Brigadier General December 1863. Led famed Ross Cavalry Brigade composed chiefly of Texans in almost continual action in Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee until war's end, with major battles at Lawrenceburg, Harpeth River, Murfreesboro. In 135 engagements, having 5 horses shot from under him. A memorial to Texans who served the Confederacy. Erected by the State of Texas 1963 Source: https://atlas.thc.texas.gov/Details/5043006411
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