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Treue der Union Monument, Comfort, TX

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Treue der Union Monument

A German-language memorial in Comfort, Texas, honoring Union loyalists killed during the Civil War.

Between 2nd and 3rd Streets, High Street, Comfort, TX · Comfort, TX

About Treue der Union Monument

This monument in Comfort, Kendall County, honors German-Texan men who opposed the Confederacy and were killed in 1862 while trying to reach Union forces through Mexico. The marker says it was erected in 1866 and honors 68 men from the region. The Texas Historical Commission marker notes that the remains of the slain were gathered and reburied at this site in 1865. The monument is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

  • #Civil War
  • #German-Texan history
  • #Union loyalists
  • #memorial
  • #Comfort

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