George R. Reeves
Pecos, Reeves County, Texas
Marker Inscription
Organized, captained company in 11th Texas Cavalry at start Civil War. Served in Arkansas, Indian Territory, Kentucky invasion of 1862. Assigned to Wheeler's Cavalry in Tennessee. Promoted colonel and command of 11th Cavalry, 1863. Led regiment Chickamauga. In 1864 fought in 100-day Atlanta campaign, guerilla warfare against Sherman's march to the sea, in battle at Savannah. In 1865 participated Carolinas campaign. A memorial to Texans who served the Confederacy. Erected by the state of Texas 1963.
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
George R. Reeves raised and captained a company in the 11th Texas Cavalry at the Civil War's outbreak, campaigning across Arkansas, the Indian Territory, and the 1862 invasion of Kentucky. Promoted to colonel and command of his regiment by 1863, he led it at the bloody battle of Chickamauga and through the grinding Atlanta campaign, opposing Sherman's march to the sea and fighting on into the Carolinas in 1865. The West Texas county and town of Pecos's Reeves County bear his name.
Why it matters
Reeves's service traces the long, punishing arc of the Confederacy's western armies, honoring the Texans who carried that fight across half a continent.
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- · George R. Reeves
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