Details for Old Fort Davis C. S. A.

Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5243010482

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Marker Number 10482
Atlas Number 5243010482
Marker Title Old Fort Davis C. S. A.
Index Entry Fort Davis C.S.A., Old
Address Courthouse grounds
City Fort Davis
County Jeff Davis
UTM Zone 13
UTM Easting 606599
UTM Northing 3383920
Subject Codes forts; Civil War
Marker Year 1963
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark No
Marker Location
Private Property No
Marker Condition In Situ
Marker Size Civil War Memorials - (pink granite)
Marker Text (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

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