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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1862-1863) - A Confederate post established during the [[U.S. Civil War]] in 1862 at Port Lavaca, Calhoun County, Texas. The guns were removed to [[Fort Esperanza]] and the post was abandoned in 1863.
'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1862-1863) - A Confederate post established during the [[U.S. Civil War]] in 1862 at Port Lavaca, Calhoun County, Texas. The guns were removed to [[Fort Esperanza]] and the post was abandoned in 1863.
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== History ==
== {{PAGENAME}} History ==
A Confederate post established in Port Lavaca with two gun platforms and nine gun artillery pieces. Major [[D.D. Shea]] and the 4th Battalion of the Texas Artillery garrisoned the post in 1862. The guns were removed to [[Fort Esperanza]] and the post was abandoned in 1863. Union forces occupied the town from December 1863 through the end of the war.
A Confederate post established with a nine gun artillery battery during the [[U.S. Civil War]]. The guns were removed to [[Fort Esperanza]] and the post was abandoned in 1863.
== Current Status ==
== Current Status ==
Port Lavaca, Calhoun County, Texas
Markers only, Port Lavaca, Calhoun County, Texas
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* [http://www.northamericanforts.com/West/tx-coast2.html#lavaca North American Forts - Fort Lavaca]
* [http://www.northamericanforts.com/West/tx-coast2.html#lavaca North American Forts - Fort Lavaca]


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Latest revision as of 06:06, 23 September 2021

Fort Lavaca (1862-1863) - A Confederate post established during the U.S. Civil War in 1862 at Port Lavaca, Calhoun County, Texas. The guns were removed to Fort Esperanza and the post was abandoned in 1863.

Fort Lavaca Civil War Marker
Ranger Cemetery in Port Lavaca
Fort Lavaca Marker Location

History

A Confederate post established in Port Lavaca with two gun platforms and nine gun artillery pieces. Major D.D. Shea and the 4th Battalion of the Texas Artillery garrisoned the post in 1862. The guns were removed to Fort Esperanza and the post was abandoned in 1863. Union forces occupied the town from December 1863 through the end of the war.

Current Status

Markers only, Port Lavaca, Calhoun County, Texas

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Location: Port Lavaca, Calhoun County, Texas. Map point is not accurate.

Maps & Images

Lat: 28.62047 Long: -96.62521

  • Multi Maps from ACME
  • Maps from Bing
  • Maps from Google
  • Elevation: .....'

Sources:

  • Roberts, Robert B., Encyclopedia of Historic Forts: The Military, Pioneer, and Trading Posts of the United States, Macmillan, New York, 1988, 10th printing, ISBN 0-02-926880-X, page 767

Links:

Visited: 8 Dec 2011