| Marker Number |
672 |
| Atlas Number |
5323000672 |
| Marker Title |
Camp Rabb and Fort Duncan, C.S.A. |
| Index Entry |
Camp Rabb and Fort Duncan C.S.A. |
| Address |
|
| City |
|
| County |
Maverick |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
353018 |
| UTM Northing |
3176353 |
| Subject Codes |
Civil War; forts; military topics |
| Marker Year |
|
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
in front of Chamber of Commerce - Garrison St. near bridges to Mexico, Eagle Pass |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| Marker Text |
Camp Rabb, 15 miles northeast, was one of 18 Confederate outposts placed a day's horseback ride apart, from Red River to Rio Grande, to prevent Indian attacks and Federal invasion. Named for captain in Frontier Regiment, Texas Cavalry; guarded ford on the Cotton Road, used as major Southern supply line. Fort Duncan, at this site, a former U.S. outpost, protected Civil War trade of cotton for vital supplies and arms. Fort served the counter threat from Federals in upriver El Paso and the Davis Mountains. (1964) |
