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Enlarge Brazoria Museum Stock
Certificate
This is the best photo that could be taken considering the glare during
a visit on August 15, 2008. It is a view of an original unissued
certificate of stock in the Houston Tap and Brazoria Railway. This was a
railroad which existed at the time of the War Between the States |
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(August 2008)
Enlarge McNeel's Plantation 1800's
Photo
This photo of a copy of a photo was taken August 15, 2008 at the
Brazoria Chamber of Commerce on West Smith Street in Brazoria, Texas.
The photo shows the magnificent McNeel Plantation in the 1800's.
Confederate Major General John Bankhead Magruder stayed here and made
the location his headquarters during the invasion attempt of the Texas
Gulf Coast led by Union Major General Nathaniel P. Banks. During
Reconstruction the entire area suffered greatly and the home, which was
at one time considered one of the finest homes in Texas, did as well |
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(August 2008)
Enlarge Ruins of the Sugar Mill at
McNeel's Plantation
These are the ruins of the Civil War-era sugar operation at McNeel's
Plantation. Sugar, cotton, and beef were much sought-after prizes by
Union troops and are still major sources of revenue for the inhabitants
of Brazoria County, Texas. The photo is taken from a display at the
Brazoria Chamber of Commerce |
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(August 2008)
Enlarge Confederate
Identification Tags
These identification tags are extremely rare. Identification tags were
never issued by the Confederate or Union armies. The identification tags
are for J. M. BROOKS and J. A. DAVIS who both served in Augustus
Buchel's 1st Texas Cavalry Regiment. The 1st Texas Cavalry served in
Brazoria County for a time.
For more information on the 1st Texas Cavalry see: Horse Sweat and
Powder Smoke: The First Texas Cavalry in the Civil War (Texas a & M
University Military History Series) by Stanley S. McGowen 1999 |
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(August 2008)
Enlarge Cavalry Equipment
Cavalry Equipment (Note spurs) on display at the Brazoria Community
Historical Museum. Photo taken August 15, 2008. Augustus Buchel's 1st
Texas Mounted Volunteers (Cavalry) were stationed in this area, as well
as Ruben Brown's 35th Texas Cavalry and James B. Likens' 35th Texas
Cavalry and others. (There were two Texas Cavalry Regiments with the
number "35" and both served for a time in this area so the surname of
the commanding officer is used to determine the specific "35th".) |
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