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Sam Bell Maxey
House, c. 1869
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Open Friday
& Sunday 1 - 5.
Saturday 10 - 5 and
Wednesday and Thursday by appointment. 903-785-5716.
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Historical Marker:
Native
Kentuckian, West Point graduate, brevetted for gallantry in Mexican
war, district attorney from Lamar
County, Major General C. S. A. in Tennessee and Mississippi campaigns,
commander of Indian Territory 1863-1865 organizing three brigades
of Indians which participated in Red River Campaign, Cavalry division
commander, U. S. Senator 1875-1887. Buried in Evergreen
Cemetery, Paris.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, 1962 |
Sam
Bell Maxey House
Photo courtesy TXDoT |
Sam
Bell Maxey
by Nolan Maxie
United States Senator and Confederate General
Born: Tompkinsville, Kentucky on March 30, 1825.
Died: Eureka Springs, Arkansas, in August of 1895.
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