Robertson

Historical marker location:

Robertson, Texas

( S.E. Corner of 5th and LaSalle Sts., Waco)

Marker installed: 1965

The only father-son generals in the Civil War, except for Robert E. Lee and his son, are buried 1 block south.

Gen. Jerome B. Robertson, Commander of Hood's Texas Brigade, Nov. 1862 to Jan. 1864, died in Waco Jan. 7, 1890. His son, Gen. Felix H. Robertson, Army of Tenn., died in Waco on April 20, 1928.

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The state flower of Texas is the bluebonnet. The flower blooms in the spring and is a common sight along the highways and in fields throughout the state.