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Confederate Commissary

Bonham, Fannin County

Marker Text

Army supply headquarters for Northern Sub-district of Texas. Dispensed uniforms, clothing, blankets, harness, bridles, gear, saddles, food rations. Beef, pork and wild game were cooked in an Army mess kitchen furnace on this site. At least 7 brigades defending the northeastern frontier of Texas drew supplies here. To keep the 1861 Confederate treaty with friendly tribes in Indian Territory, food rations were issued here to civilians of the Choctaw, Cherokee and other nations fighting for the South.

Marker Details

Address 524 N. Main St.
Location Description SE corner of 6th & N. Main
Marker # 8860
Dedicated 1965
Size, Type 18" x 28"
Code Civil War; military topics
Latitude, Longitude 33.578969, -96.179095

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