Historical Marker
Bennet Valentine
Gonzales, Gonzales County · Texas
Erected 1962
Bennet was a Massachusetts man and a veteran of the War of 1812 who settled at Velasco in 1825 and was wounded in the face and hip at the battle there in 1832. After Gonzales he fought at Concepción and Bexar, and as the army's quartermaster he kept Sam Houston's growing forces in beef on the retreat to San Jacinto. In 1841 he went with the Santa Fe expedition as a major, was held prisoner in Mexico until August 1842, and then joined the Somervell expedition before his death at his daughter's home.
What the plaque says
Bennet Valentine From 1835 to his death in 1843 he fought to gain and maintain Texas Independence. (1962)
Where it stands
29.51028, -97.45020 · Directions
More markers nearby
- Dr. George Washington Barnett — steps away
- Gonzales City Cemetery — steps away
- Eli Mitchell — 0.5 mi
- Amasa Turner — 0.5 mi