| The Texas State Memorial is located on the south loop of Confederate
Avenue at the Railroad Redoubt, tour stop 13, milepost 13.5 of the park tour road. It was
constructed of Texas red granite and erected at a cost of $100,000. The memorial was
dedicated on November 4, 1961, and completed during the winter of 1962-63. The eleven
steps leading to the main portion of the memorial honor Texas' sister states in the
Confederacy. A live yucca plant, native to Texas and the southwestern United States is a
unique addition to the monument. The bronze statuary symbolizes all who served from Texas
at Vicksburg and captures the spirit of the men who sealed the breach in the Confederate
lines. The sculptor was Herring Coe. Lundgren and Maurer were the architects and the Texas
Granite Corporation was the contractor. The memorial list all Texas units on the defense
line, in Johnston's Army and in Walker's Texas Division.
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