[W side] Patriot Soldier [Seal of the State of Texas] Statesman Jurist RUSK [N & S sides blank] [E side] Erected by the state of TEXAS To the memory of GENERAL THOMAS J. RUSK Who fought for her liberty at San Jacinto Born in South Carolina Dec 5, 1808. Died at Nacogdoches, Texas July 29, 1857 He lived for Texas