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Robert L. Foard

Crowell · Foard County · placed 1963

Civil War

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Foard County, Texas

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Star and Wreath County named for Texas Confederate officer Robert L. Foard (1831 - 1898) Came to Texas from Maryland, 1853. Prominent pioneer lawyer and citizen.

Lt. Columbus Grays Texas Militia Co. 1861. Confederate major 13th Texas Infantry Regiment, which successfully guarded portion Texas coast against raiding parties from Union blockading vessels. 13th stationed 7 weeks, 1863, Brashear City, LA., as part campaign to prevent split of South by loss of Mississippi River.

Returned to coast duty until war's end. A memorial to Texans who served the Confederacy. Erected by the State of Texas, 1963

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