Catherine Isabel Cox Sherman
Galveston, Galveston County, Texas
Marker Inscription
Wife of General Sidney Sherman; born April 27, 1815. Died January 20, 1865.
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
This marker honors Catherine Isabel Cox Sherman, born in 1815 and died in January 1865, the wife of General Sidney Sherman—a leader of the Texas Revolution long credited with the rallying cry 'Remember the Alamo.' Her life spanned the birth of the Texas Republic and the years of the Civil War. As with many women of her era, her story survives chiefly through her ties to a prominent husband and family.
Why it matters
Markers to women like Catherine Sherman recover the too-often-unrecorded lives of the wives and mothers who stood alongside the founders of Texas.
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