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Tarrant County TXGenWeb Civil War Veterans of Northeast Tarrant County
Biographic series contributed by Michael Patterson |
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After the Community World War II Memorial in Colleyville turned out to be a huge success in 2002, it was decided to erect a similar memorial a short distance away honoring the Colleyville area Civil War veterans. A circle was defined with a four-mile radius, centered on Pleasant Run Baptist Church (est. 1877), at the intersection of Pleasant Run Road and Shelton Drive in Colleyville. The goal was to name all Civil War veterans of both armies on the memorial, who lived, owned property, were active members of a church, or were buried within the circle any time after April 1, 1861. Men who served during wartime on the frontier west of here fighting the Comanches and Kiowas were also included. There are a few photographs posted in our Photo Gallery that were taken at the memorial site on Pleasant Run Road. Recently it was decided to move the memorial and to expand the coverage to include all of northeast Tarrant County. The biograhies below result from the research of these soldiers.
CIVIL WAR VETERANS MEMORIAL Very soon, the Northeast Tarrant County Civil War Veterans Memorial will be in its new home, beside historic Bedford Cemetery, on land belonging to the Bedford Church of Christ. This site, easily accessible and with plenty of parking, is located in the old town of Bedford at 2401 Bedford Road, about one block east of Central Drive. This memorial honors by name veterans of both armies during the Civil War who lived, owned land, died, or are buried in northeast Tarrant County. To date, more than five hundred soldiers have been verified. At least nineteen of the veterans lie buried in Bedford Cemetery, which was begun within ten years of the end of the War. The Bedford Church of Christ, to which several of the veterans belonged, began meeting at its present site about 1874. The memorial site is open to the public every day from dawn ‘til dusk. Parking is only a few feet away in the church’s west parking lot. A small stone there will direct visitors to a website where they can read extensive biographical information on the veterans, see photographs, and submit their own information and pictures. We welcome any additions, corrections, suggestions, photographs, etc…anything which will make this site more complete and useful for future researchers. Thank you for your time and attention. Michael Patterson --- mfpchat@yahoo.com
DEDICATION CEREMONY SCHEDULED Dear Friends, We want to take this opportunity to invite your members to the dedication ceremony of the Northeast Tarrant County Civil War Veterans Memorial. If you have newsletter space available, we'd also appreciate any help you could give us to get the invitation out to the public. The dedication ceremony will take place at 10:00 A.M. on Saturday morning, October 25, 2008, at Bedford Church of Christ, 2401 Bedford Road, in Bedford, Texas. This location is just north of Highway 183 and just east of Central Drive, beside historic Bedford Cemetery. This is not just another generic monument honoring a group of veterans. It names nearly five hundred men of both armies who lived, died, owned land, or are buried in northeast Tarrant County. The memorial is made up of eight pieces of Georgia gray granite, more than four tons of stone. The memorial is the culmination of more than forty years of interest and research by the men who erected it. Every city in modern-day Northeast Tarrant County is represented: Grapevine, Colleyville, Euless, Hurst, Bedford, Southlake, Westlake, Haltom City, North Richland Hills, Keller, Watauga, and Richland Hills. Every cemetery in this section of the county contains the grave of at least one Civil War veteran. We look forward to having the participation of as many members of the patriotic organizations, historical societies, and genealogy groups as possible. Please make an effort to attend, and please let others know about the dedication ceremony as well. Thank you for your time and attention. We look forward to seeing you at Bedford Church of Christ on October 25. Sincerely, Mike Patterson
411 biographies and counting. - More to come! When complete, this page will contain well over 400 biographies, some with newspaper clippings and some with photographs of headstones or the soldier himself. |
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