Colonel William C. Young
(1812-1862) Tennessee lawyer, U.S. Marshall, frontier Texas Ranger, Annexation Convention member 1845, colonel Mexican War. During Civil War, raised and commanded 11th Texas Cavalry. Secured safety of northern Texas through capture of Forts Cobb, Washita and Arbuckle and negotiations with Comanches, Kiowas and Chickasaws. Fought Battle Chustenalah. Murdered in Red River cane "brakes" by renegades for testimony in Gainesville hanging. (Erected by the State of Texas 1963.)
33.1506° N, 98.7409° W
Where to Find It
Courthouse grounds
Nearby Markers
- <0.1 mi NE Major Robert S. Neighbors Newcastle
- 0.1 mi SE Butterfield Overland Stages Newcastle
- 0.1 mi NE Camp Belknap, C.S.A. Newcastle
- 0.1 mi S Military Road (Ft. Belknap-San Antonio) Newcastle
- 0.1 mi NW Tonkawa Scouts, C.S.A. Newcastle
- 0.1 mi N Old Fort Belknap Powder Magazine Newcastle