Alexander Hamilton Washington was a cousin of George Washington. His father, Warner Washington, Jr. was George Washington's first cousin. GW's uncle John Washington was his great grandfather. He moved to Vicksburg, Mississippi in 1838 to practice law while living with his sister Mary Herbert Beazley and her family. When the Beazleys gave Washington money and land to invest in the Republic of Texas, he exchanged the property for the William Logan League in what is now San Jacinto County. Settling at Drew's Landing in the 1840's, he developed one of the area's largest plantations in a great horseshoe bend of the river, called Shirt Tail Bend by the steamboat captains who passed by. He built a house and a road to Lynchburg with the recognition that the export of cotton would stimulate the economy of East Texas. When the Civil War erupted, Washington volunteered for service in 1862 and was commissioned an aide under Major General John B. McGruder, with the rank of Major. He never married and when he died, he was buried in an unmarked grave in the flower garden at his home, the location of which was forgotten. In time, a tombstone was placed in this cemetery which defines his Confederate service. (This information was obtained from a column written by Bob Bowman of Lufkin)
Alexander Hamilton Washington was a cousin of George Washington. His father, Warner Washington, Jr. was George Washington's first cousin. GW's uncle John Washington was his great grandfather. He moved to Vicksburg, Mississippi in 1838 to practice law while living with his sister Mary Herbert Beazley and her family. When the Beazleys gave Washington money and land to invest in the Republic of Texas, he exchanged the property for the William Logan League in what is now San Jacinto County. Settling at Drew's Landing in the 1840's, he developed one of the area's largest plantations in a great horseshoe bend of the river, called Shirt Tail Bend by the steamboat captains who passed by. He built a house and a road to Lynchburg with the recognition that the export of cotton would stimulate the economy of East Texas. When the Civil War erupted, Washington volunteered for service in 1862 and was commissioned an aide under Major General John B. McGruder, with the rank of Major. He never married and when he died, he was buried in an unmarked grave in the flower garden at his home, the location of which was forgotten. In time, a tombstone was placed in this cemetery which defines his Confederate service. (This information was obtained from a column written by Bob Bowman of Lufkin)
Inscription
Major Hamilton Washington
HQ Staff
Vol. ADC
CSA
Born: 5 March 1805
Died: 30 June 1868
Gravesite Details
Thanks to Carla Karbowski Clifton for finding this cemetery and transcribing the information from the grave markers located here.
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