Historical Marker
Unknown Soldier
Historical marker location:
Gilmer, Texas
( Morris Cemetery on SH 155, 4.5 mi. south of Gilmer)
Marker installed: 1966
In this grave, the first in Morris Cemetery, lies a Confederate soldier. On his way home at the end of the war, and very ill, he stopped at the William Morris home, near here. There he died, without revealing his name.
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