Historical Marker
Josephus S. Irvine
Newton, Newton County · Texas
Erected 1962
The Handbook of Texas traces Josephus Irvine from Lawrence County, Tennessee, where he was born August 25, 1819, to Texas in 1830. He enlisted in Captain Henry W. Augustine's company in fall 1835 for the siege of Bexar and, after volunteering again in March 1836, fought at San Jacinto with Sidney Sherman's Second Regiment. He served as Newton County's tax assessor and collector from 1856 to 1860. Elected major of Spaight's battalion, he led its troops at Fordoche on September 29, 1863. The marker stands on private land.
What the plaque says
Josephus S. Irvine Star and Wreath Josephus S. Irvine, born August 25, 1819. Came to Texas in 1830. Soldier in the Battle of San Jacinto. Major in Spaight's Eleventh Texas Regiment, C.S.A. Chaplain of the Grand Lodge AF & AM, 1860. Died May 19, 1876. Erected by the State of Texas 1962
Where it stands
30.79811, -93.75226 · Directions
Worth the stop nearby
- Martin Dies, Jr. State Park — 27 miA 705-acre state park on Steinhagen Reservoir at the meeting of the Neches and Angelina rivers, with about 14 miles of paddling trails through sloughs and more than 200 campsites.
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- Town of Newton — 3.5 mi