​Leander H. McNelly

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Marker No: ​Born in Virginia; was valiant Confederate soldier. In 1870, appointed one of four State Police captains by Gov. E. J. Davis. Then with Texas Rangers, McNelly was assigned a special force, "The Washington County Volunteer MiIitia," to mediate the Sutton-Taylor feud. Company then assigned to Rio Grande border to control international cattle thieves in "Las Cuevas War." His men always proudly called themselves, "Little McNellys." (1963)

Marker No: 8369

Grave Marker

Geographic: 30.214211, -96.576508

Location: In Mt. Zion Cemetery, 3 miles northeast of Burton at the intersection of SH 390 and FM 1948.