Captain James P. January
Victoria, Victoria County, Texas
Marker Inscription
Texas War for Independence Veteran Assistant Surgeon and Surgeon for the Republic of Texas. Erected by the State of Texas, 1962.
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
This state marker commemorates Captain James P. January, a veteran of the Texas War for Independence who served as an assistant surgeon and surgeon for the Republic of Texas. Erected by the State of Texas in 1962, it recognizes the medical service that kept the young republic's soldiers alive. Physicians like January were scarce and vital on the Texas frontier of the 1830s and 1840s.
Why it matters
Behind every revolutionary army stood the surgeons who treated its wounded, and January's service links Victoria to the founding struggle of the Republic of Texas.
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