Military
Jack County Texas
There
is so much military history connected to Jack County.
Fort
Richardson and it's museum/Intepretive
Center document
the end of the Civil War and the Indian Wars in Jack County.
Many members of the famous Lost Battalion were mustered from Jack County.
(there is a memorial at Fort Richardson and a room at the Jack
County Museum honoring these men)
There are many, many military markers from all wars at the local cemeteries.
For more information about the Lost Battalion visit the Wise County Heritage Museum in Decatur. They have an extensive collection of books and memorabilia from the Lost Battalion members.
Jackson
sent this link that he found helpful in doing research
https://www.austinrealestate.com/notable-figures-in-texas-history.php
We
will be adding information to these pages.
Please send in anything you have. Sue@JackCoTX.com