David Hall Love
Fairfield, Freestone County, Texas
Marker Inscription
(January 12, 1816 - April 21, 1866) A Texas War for Independence veteran. At Battle of San Jacinto, April 21, 1836, he and 11 comrades captured 220 enemy soldiers, and on orders of Gen. Sam Houston he walked next day to Harrisburg with news of Texas victory. For military service he was granted 640 acres of bounty land, from which he later donated Fairfield townsite. He held offices in his church and as precinct justice. A native of Tennessee, he was married twice; had 8 children.
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
David Hall Love (1816–1866), a Tennessee native, fought in the Texas War for Independence and, at the Battle of San Jacinto in April 1836, helped capture a large body of enemy soldiers before carrying word of the Texan victory on foot to Harrisburg. For his service he received a bounty land grant, and from that land he later donated the townsite of Fairfield. He went on to serve his church and community as a precinct justice.
Why it matters
Love's life links the battlefield that won Texas its independence to the peacetime founding of a county town, showing how revolutionary veterans literally laid out the map of early Texas.
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Related people
- · David Hall Love
- · Sam Houston
Related events
- · Battle of San Jacinto
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