Home County of Texas Confederate Colonel A.M. Hobby
Refugio, Refugio County, Texas
Marker Inscription
1831-1881. Georgian. Ardent supporter of states' rights and secession. Served Texas Legislature 1859 until resignation in 1862 to organize battalion for war. Commanded Hobby's 8th Texas Infantry Regiment. In charge of area coastal defenses between Indianola and Corpus Christi, keeping the Federals on their ships, preventing invasion. In 1864-65 with Galveston coastal defenses. Noted author, poet of patriotic works. A memorial to Texans who served the Confederacy. Erected by the State of Texas 1963. Hobby's 8th Texas Infantry Regiment C.S.A.: Refugio County was represented in all four companies of Hobby's Infantry Battalion organized in this county May 1862. Unit successfully withstood Union bombardment of Corpus Christi August 1862. Organized into 8th Texas Infantry February 1863. Regiment staved off another attack on Corpus Christi November 1863 while covering the Confederate withdrawal from Lower Rio Grande. Most of the 8th were in Red River Campaign 1864 to prevent invasion of Texas. Again defended Texas Coast 1865. Texas coastal defense is a brilliant chapter in South's history. Composed of: Maj. A.M. Hobby's 8th Bn Tex Inf, Maj. Daniel D. Shea's 4th Tex Arty Bn, Capt. B.F. Neal's Btry, Capt. John Ireland's Tex Inf Co, Capt. Jose M. Penaloza's Tex Inf Co, Capt. Angel Navarro's Cav Co.
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
A Georgia-born poet and legislator, A. M. Hobby resigned from the Texas Legislature in 1862 to raise a battalion for the Confederacy, commanding the 8th Texas Infantry in the defense of the Gulf coast. His men repelled Union bombardments at Corpus Christi, covered the Confederate withdrawal from the lower Rio Grande, and fought in the 1864 Red River Campaign. This marker honors both Hobby and the Refugio County men who filled his regiment's ranks.
Why it matters
Hobby's regiment tells the often-overlooked story of the Civil War on the Texas coast, where local troops fought to keep Union forces confined to their ships.
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Related people
- · A. M. Hobby
- · Daniel D. Shea
- · John Ireland
Related events
- · Battles of Corpus Christi
- · Red River Campaign
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