Henry Eustace McCulloch
Seguin, Guadalupe County, Texas
Marker Inscription
In this lot lie Henry Eustace McCulloch; Texas Ranging Service 1839-42; Texas Ranger Captain, Mexican War, 1847-48; State Legislator, 1853-59; U.S. Marshal, 1859-61; Colonel, 1st Texas Regiment Mounted Rifles, C.S.A.; Brigadier General, C.S.A. District Commander, Texas Brigade Commander, Vicksburg Campaign. His wife, Jane Isabella Ashby McCulloch Erected by the State of Texas 1962
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
Henry Eustace McCulloch's career spanned Texas's most formative struggles: he rode in the Texas Ranging Service in 1839–42, captained Rangers in the Mexican War, and served in the legislature and as a U.S. Marshal before the Civil War. He then rose to brigadier general in the Confederate Army, commanding the District of Texas and a brigade in the Vicksburg Campaign. He lies buried here beside his wife, Jane Isabella Ashby.
Why it matters
McCulloch embodies the frontier-soldier-turned-Confederate-officer whose life bridges the Republic of Texas, the Mexican War, and the Civil War.
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Related people
- · Henry Eustace McCulloch
- · Jane Isabella Ashby McCulloch
Related events
- · Vicksburg Campaign
- · Mexican War
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