​Montgomery County, C. S. A.

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Marker Text: A wealthy farm area in 1861. In Civil War, supported Texas with goods, funds and men. 2 companies from here were in famed Hood's Texas Brigade-- one company had only 9 men in one living by 1865. Young boys, old men and the partially disabled formed 5 home guard and state companies. The county clothed its own soldiers. The Courthouse, then on this site, had a sewing room for that work. Cooperating were homefolk using looms, cotton cards.
  People ate sparingly, had few new clothes. By 1864, so much was given to war effort that not a store was open in Montgomery. (1965)

Marker No: 7890

Aluminum 18 x 28 Subject Marker

Geographic: 30.391685, -95.696526

Location: SH 149 in front of Community Building, Montgomery