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Old Fort Davis C. S. A.

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Courthouse grounds, Fort Davis, TX, USA

Latitude & Longitude: 30° 34' 58.94313999996", -103° 53' 17.6110599984"
 
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     (Star and Wreath) Confederate supply point and frontier outpost on great military road from San Antonio to El Paso 1861-62. After surrendered by U. S. Army, occupied by detachment 2nd Texas Mounted Rifles. Apaches ambushed patrol from fort under Lt. Mays in Big Bend area August 1861. Used by Texas Confederate troops en route to and from New Mexico-Arizona campaign to stop flow of Gold to North and gain access to Pacific. Two cannons buried nearby on return have never been found. Occupied briefly California Union Cavalry, August 1862. A memorial to Texans who served the Confederacy. Erected by the State of Texas 1963

This page last updated: 7/15/2008

Old Fort Davis C. S. A. Historical Marker Location Map, Texas

 
   
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