Alec Simmons
Winters, Runnels County, Texas
Marker Inscription
Civil War soldier from Lemon Gap (7 miles northwest). Was buried here in an unmarked grave prior to 1897. Recorded, 1967
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
This grave holds a Civil War soldier, Alec Simmons, who came from the small settlement of Lemon Gap a few miles to the northwest and was laid to rest here in an unmarked grave before 1897. The spare record is itself telling—of a frontier region where many who served and died left little trace beyond a name and a place. The state recorded the site in 1967.
Why it matters
Modest as it is, the marker preserves the memory of an individual soldier whose Civil War service might otherwise have vanished entirely from the record.
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