Andrew F. Smyth
Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas
Marker Inscription
(Star and Wreath) Officer in the Jasper Volunteers during the Texas War for Independence.
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
This marker honors Andrew F. Smyth, who served as an officer in the Jasper Volunteers during the Texas War for Independence. The 1835–36 revolution pitted Anglo and Tejano settlers against the government of Mexico and produced the short-lived Republic of Texas. Local volunteer companies like the one Smyth helped lead were the backbone of the rebel forces.
Why it matters
The volunteer soldiers of the Texas Revolution turned scattered frontier settlements into an independent republic that would, within a decade, reshape the map of the United States.
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