College named for Texas Confederate General Lawrence Sul Ross. Lawrence Sullivan Ross 1838-1898 Entered Confederate service a private in 1861. Made Colonel, 6th Texas Cavalry May 1862. Commended for outstanding role in withdrawal from Corinth, Miss., October 1862. Made Brigadier General December 1863. Led famed Ross Cavalry Brigade composed chiefly of Texans in almost continual action in Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee until war's end, with major battles at Lawrenceburg, Harpeth River, Murfreesboro. In 135 engagements, having 5 horses shot from under him. A memorial to Texans who served the Confederacy. Erected by the State of Texas 1963
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| StoppingPoints.com Editorial on Texas Confederate General Lawrence Sul Ross: | After the Civil War, Lawrence Sullivan Ross went on to become the President of the Agricultural & Mechanical College - AMC - of Texas (since renamed Texas A&M University), and later became Governor of the State of Texas.
The Sully statue, dedicated in his honor, is the central-most iconic point on the TAMU Campus. |
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Texas Confederate General Lawrence Sul Ross Historical Marker Location Map, Alpine, Texas
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