Rob's Historic Sites

You too can be buried in a Confederate cemetery! This is the Confederate Cemetery in Alvin, Texas, established in the 1890s by the John A. Wharton Camp of the United Confederate Veterans (U.C.V.) as a burial ground exclusively for Confederate veterans and their families, but it was later expanded for public use. The Confederate Cemetery is the official name for the entire cemetery although perhaps 99% of the +5,000 burials are non-Confederate. (photos from 2 separate visits: 1st time: May 28, 2019, 2nd time: June 27, 2023) The cemetery that had begun as a small plot for Confederate Veterans and their families now spans approximately 15 acres, with land purchased to expand the Confederate Cemetery in 1898, 1903, and 1927. It is well-maintained with a full-time caretaker and contains the graves of about 40 Confederate veterans, as well as veterans of four wars (including the Spanish-American War, World War I, and World War II), victims of the 1900 Galveston hurricane, and prominent ...

Salute! Williamson County Confederate Memorial in Georgetown, Texas! This Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Memorial, located on the south side of the Williamson County Courthouse in Georgetown, Texas, is a 21-foot-tall memorial erected in 1916 by the United Daughters of the Confederacy. It features a statue of a Confederate soldier, the Confederate States of America emblem, and the Confederate battle flag, with an inscription dedicating it “in memory of the Confederate soldiers & sailors.” Unveiled on November 10, 1916, the monument was intended to honor Williamson County residents who fought in defense of home, family, homeland, and the principles of the Constitution and Declaration of Independence. The ceremony featured speeches by Williamson County Judge Richard Critz and Katie Daffan, Texas president of the United Daughters of the Confederacy. The city of Georgetown was named after legislator George Glasscock who had served in the Confederacy and donated the land. The pop...