Here is the announcement for the marker dedication for Gen. Tom Green:

On April 12, 1864, the Confederacy loss one of its greatest heroes.
Brig. General Tom Green died at the Battle of Blair's Landing. Union
Rear Admiral David Porter noted "The loss of Green paralyzed the
Confederate forces in Louisiana, he was worth 5000 men to them."

Brig. General Green was taken back to Austin Texas to be buried. An
elaborate ceremony took place, heralded by a cannon on the capitol
grounds which was fired every half hour from sunrise until he was
buried. Green was known by virtually everyone in Austin and the
surrounding area, and most of them attended his farewell. The local
newspaper noted that Green's funeral caused the largest congregation of
citizens from around Texas into that town it its history. At the
conclusion of the ceremony, a funeral procession bearing Green's body
proceeded to Oakwood Cemetery, the procession including almost every
governmental and non-governmental organization, most of the town's
citizenry and Green's war horse. The procession was two miles long.
Green was laid to rest by the grave of his brother Robert and his infant
daughter Virginia who had died in 1856.

In the years that followed, Green was not forgotten. In 1874 the Texas
Legislature created Tom Green County and two years later in an elaborate
ceremony, a portrait of their fallen hero was dedicated and hung in the
capitol. In 1909, the United Daughters of the Confederacy erected a
large memorial at Green's gravesite.

The Louisiana Society Order of Confederate Rose will be dedicating a
Louisiana state historical marker in honor of Brig. General Tom Green on
the 144th anniversary of his death. The marker will be placed at or near
the site of his death (currently identified as Lock & Dam #4 near Lake
End). Additional information will be forthcoming. Please make plans to
join us on April 12, 2008 as we honor this remarkable Cavalry officer.
All SCV, UDC, CofC, Reenactors and others who love our beloved
Southland are invited to participate in the ceremony. This will be a
Black Rose event. Women who have mourning attire should plan on wearing
them to the ceremony.

Please share this email with others who may be interested.

Sincerely,
Johanna Pate
President
Louisiana Society Order of Confederate Rose