Comfort to mark Battle of Nueces anniversary Saturday

The Treue der Union Monument in Comfort is one of only six monuments in the country permitted to fly the American flag at halfstaff in perpetuity.

COMFORT — The Comfort Heritage Foundation will host a memorial at the Treue der Union Monument commemorating the 162nd anniversary of the Battle/massacre at the W. Nueces River beginning at 9:30 a.m. on Aug. 10 at the monument, 347 High St. in Comfort. The Treue der Union Monument stands as a memorial to the 36 German men and boys killed in the Aug. 10, 1862, incident.

The Treue der Union Monument is the oldest Civil War monument in Texas, the only monument to the Union cause in Texas and one of only six permitted to fly the American flag at half-staff in perpetuity.