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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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|colspan="2"|[[Image:Fort Lavaca - 10.jpg|795px|thumb|center|Fort Lavaca Marker Location]] | |colspan="2"|[[Image:Fort Lavaca - 10.jpg|795px|thumb|center|Fort Lavaca Marker Location]] | ||
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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 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. | ||
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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.
HistoryA 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 StatusMarkers only, Port Lavaca, Calhoun County, Texas
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