Sherwood Y. Reamos
Buckhorn, Austin County, Texas
Marker Inscription
Detailed to guard the baggage at Harrisburg April 21, 1836. Born in South Carolina, 1812; died in 1887.
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
Sherwood Y. Reamos, born in South Carolina in 1812, stood among the Texian soldiers who guarded the army's baggage at Harrisburg on April 21, 1836—the very day Sam Houston's forces won independence at nearby San Jacinto. He lived out his years in Texas until his death in 1887, one of the ordinary men whose service secured the new republic.
Why it matters
His marker honors the rank-and-file participants of the Texas Revolution, reminding us that independence was won not only by famous generals but by farmers detailed to unglamorous duty.
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