Historical Marker
Colonel Edward Miles
Historical marker location:
San Antonio, Texas
( St. Mary's St., Palmetto St., San Antonio (ner center point of Graveyard))
Marker installed: 1964
Colonel Edward Miles, noted Texas soldier
Col. Edward Miles (Feb. 8, 1816-April 1, 1889) came to Texas 1829. Served in battles of Anahuac and San Jacinto in Texas War for Independence and the Indian, Mexican and Civil Wars. Born Natchez, Miss., married Mary Ann Sawyer, 1850. Prominent in civic and public affairs. Recorded, 1964.