1-1 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 1084 1-2 WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas recognizes the 1-3 noble efforts of the United Daughters of the Confederacy to 1-4 memorialize the Texas Confederate soldiers slain at Fort Butler, 1-5 Louisiana, on June 28, 1863; and 1-6 WHEREAS, The United Daughters of the Confederacy have long 1-7 been dedicated to honoring the memory of Confederate soldiers; 1-8 members have established countless grave markers and monuments, 1-9 and today, the United Daughters of the Confederacy proudly continue 1-10 this tradition; and 1-11 WHEREAS, On June 28, 1863, Confederate soldiers endeavored 1-12 to retake Fort Butler; their efforts met with disaster when 1-13 301 Confederate soldiers were fired upon by a Union gunboat; and 1-14 WHEREAS, This catastrophe left hundreds of soldiers wounded 1-15 or dead; the ditch containing the remains of those deceased men 1-16 became a common grave, and for 136 years the men have lain in 1-17 inglorious anonymity; and 1-18 WHEREAS, A great many of the Confederate soldiers who fell 1-19 at Fort Butler were from the 4th, 5th, and 7th Texas Mounted 1-20 Volunteers; and 1-21 WHEREAS, On June 27, 1999, the United Daughters of the 1-22 Confederacy will give these fine men the recognition they have 1-23 long deserved; a monument honoring those Confederate soldiers who 2-1 died at Fort Butler, Louisiana, will be erected; and 2-2 WHEREAS, The Texas Senate recognizes the importance of 2-3 remembering those who died in one of our nation's most grievous 2-4 events; the efforts to honor those Confederates who fell at 2-5 Fort Butler and the Texans among them is indeed noble; now, 2-6 therefore, be it 2-7 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-8 76th Legislature, hereby recognize the efforts of the United 2-9 Daughters of the Confederacy to memorialize the brave Confederate 2-10 soldiers who died at Fort Butler, Louisiana; and, be it further 2-11 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for 2-12 this esteemed group of women as an expression of high regard 2-13 from the Texas Senate. 2-14 Barrientos 2-15 ______________________________________ 2-16 President of the Senate 2-17 I hereby certify that the above 2-18 Resolution was adopted by the Senate 2-19 on May 24, 1999. 2-20 ______________________________________ 2-21 Secretary of the Senate 2-22 ______________________________________ 2-23 Member, Texas Senate