Captain William M. Logan

Logan's career ran through Liberty's own volunteer companies. In 1835 he enlisted in Andrew Briscoe's company of Liberty volunteers and served as a lieutenant at the siege of Bexar. In March 1836, at Liberty, he was elected captain of the Third Infantry Company, Second Regiment, Texas Volunteers, the unit that fought at San Jacinto. After the war he served as Liberty County's first sheriff, and also as tax collector and muster officer. He died of yellow fever on a business trip to Houston and was buried there.

What the plaque says

Captain William M. Logan Born in North Carolina September 17, 1802. Moved to Liberty 1832. Died in Houston, Nov. 22, 1839. Organized and commanded 3rd Co., 2nd Regiment Texas Volunteers, Battle of San Jacinto. First sheriff of Liberty County. Erected by the State of Texas 1943

Where it stands

Worth the stop nearby

• Sam Houston Regional Library and Research Center — 3.9 mi
  A state archives and museum north of Liberty with an exhibit on Southeast Texas history and a campus of historic buildings, including an 1848 house and an 1898 church.
• San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site — 27 mi
  The 1,200 acres of coastal prairie and marsh where the Texas Revolution ended in eighteen minutes, and the 567-foot shaft of fossil-studded limestone that has stood over them since 1939.

More markers nearby

• Seven Courthouses of Liberty County — steps away
• Tarver Abstract Company — steps away
• Casa Consistatorial (Courthouse Square) — steps away
• Plaza Constitucional (Municipal Square) — steps away