Governor Edward Clark
Marshall, Harrison County, Texas
Marker Inscription
(1815-1880) Born in Georgia. Came to Texas in 1842. Served as a member of Annexation Convention. Fought in war with Mexico. Held office as State Representative, Senator, Secretary of State, Lieutenant Governor; Governor in 1861. Raised and led 14th Texas Infantry Regiment in Red River campaigns of Civil War. Wounded in Battle of Pleasant Hill, 1865. Was a lawyer and businessman after the war.
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
Born in Georgia in 1815, Edward Clark came to Texas in 1842 and climbed its political ladder from state representative and senator to secretary of state and lieutenant governor. In 1861 he became governor, then raised and led the 14th Texas Infantry through the Red River campaigns of the Civil War, taking a wound at the Battle of Pleasant Hill. He returned to law and business after the war until his death in 1880.
Why it matters
Clark's rise to Texas's Confederate governorship and his service in the field mark him as a central figure in the state's Civil War leadership.
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