From its website.
After doing the post on William Todd, who was reinterred here because of his prominence in Texas history, I decided to find out more about it.
It is just blocks away from the Texas State Capitol in Austin and is the final resting place of many Texas governors, senators, legislators, Congressmen, judges and legendary Texans.
The effort to establish this cemetery began in 1851 with the death of General Edward Burleson who served with Sam Houston at the Battle of San Jacinto and was vice president of the Republic of Texas.
Others buried there include Stephen F. Austin, General Albert Sidney Johnson and Governor John Connally (in the car with JFK during the assassination).
Wikipedia says the cemetery has 22 acres and is divided into two sections. The smaller one, 900 burials, is for famous Texans and larger for Confederate veterans and their widows. Two thousand Confederate veterans and their widows are buried in the larger part.
--Brock-Perry
2012 marks the 200th anniversary of America's "Forgotten War," the War of 1812 that took place over three years, 1812 to 1815.
Battle of New Orleans.
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