Alpinebr/Brewster County, Texasbr/30 21.513' N 103 39.774' Wbr/Directions: Start at the intersection of 6th Street and Sul Ross Avenue. Go 1/2 block south on 6th Street. The marker is on the right (west) side of the road.br/ br/Text: County named for Texas Confederate Colonel Henry P. Brewster, 1816-1884. South Carolinian; came to Texas, 1836. Attorney General, State of Texas, 1847-49. When South seceded he was instrumental in recruiting post office personnel, gathering property, arms, munitions of war from Texas for the Confederacy. Appointed Adjutant and Inspector General under General Albert S. Johnston. Assigned special duty under General John B. Hood. Buried 60 fathoms deep in the Gulf of Mexico at his request. A memorial to Texans who served the Confederacy.