General Moseley Baker
Austin, Travis County, Texas
Marker Inscription
Commanded Co. D. First Regiment of Texas Volunteers at San Jacinto A member of 1st and 3rd Congresses of the Republic and later a Brigadier General of Militia Born in Virginia Sept. 20, 1802 Died in Houston, Texas Nov. 4, 1848 His wife Eliza Ward Baker died in Houston, Texas Feb. 4, 1849 Erected by the State of Texas 1936
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
Moseley Baker came from Virginia and commanded Company D of the First Regiment of Texas Volunteers at the Battle of San Jacinto in 1836, the brief clash that won Texas its independence. He went on to serve in the congresses of the young Republic and rose to brigadier general of its militia. The State of Texas erected this marker in 1936 for the revolution's centennial.
Why it matters
The volunteer soldiers of San Jacinto secured the independence that made the Republic—and eventually the state—of Texas possible.
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Related people
- · Moseley Baker
- · Eliza Ward Baker
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- · Battle of San Jacinto
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