Henderson County C. S. A.
(Star and Wreath) Voted 400-49 for secession. Sent about 1,000 into Confederate Army, with one detachment of 150 having only 13 live to return. Caldwell's farm, three miles northeast, and Fincastle, 19 miles southeast of Athens, had camps of instruction. Confederate supply depot, Fincastle, had stores of grain, mean in charge of Capt. Thomas F. Murchison, who also was county enrolling officer. Wartime manufactures included earthenware jugs and dishes. Other products for C.S.A. were cotton, corn, beef, pork, timber. Cynthia Ann Parker, delivered from Indian captivity 1860 by Sul Ross' Ranger unit, lived during war at Athens. Postmaster-general of Confederacy was John H. Reagan, who had been surveyor and the first probate judge in Henderson County.
32.1871° N, 95.8515° W
Where to Find It
on SH 19, just south of FM 59 intersection on west side
Nearby Markers
- <0.1 mi N W. H. "Howdy" Martin Athens
- 0.3 mi N Athens Athens
- 0.3 mi N Henderson County Athens
- 0.3 mi N J.B. Henry "The Pea Man" Athens
- 0.3 mi N Henderson County Pottery Industry Athens
- 0.3 mi N Machinery From First Factory in Athens Athens