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| [[Category:Texas Forts]]
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| [[Category:National Park]]
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| [[Category:Texas Fort Tour]]
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| [[Image:Fort Davis Barracks.jpg|600px|thumb|right|Fort Davis Barracks, 1986]]
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| '''Fort Davis (1854-1862)(1867-1891)''' - Established on the order of General [[Persifor F Smith]] on 23 Oct 1854 and named after the then Secretary of War, [[Jefferson Davis]]. The fort provided protection for the San Antonio - El Paso road which was a major link on the southern route to California. The first Fort Davis was initially commanded by Ltc. [[Washington Seawell]] and manned by companies of the 8th US Infantry. Ltc. Seawell commanded the first Fort Davis for most of the years between 1854 and 1862. In 1861 the fort was abandoned by Union forces and occupied by units of the [[2nd Texas Mounted Rifles]]. In Aug 1862 Union forces regained control of the fort but did not occupy it until 1867, well after the conclusion of the US Civil War.
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| ==The First Fort Davis (1854-1862)==
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| ==The Second Fort Davis (1867-1891)==
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| ==Current Status==
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| <googlemap lat="30.598321" lon="-103.892233" zoom="16" width="500" scale="yes" overview="yes" controls="large">
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| 30.598616, -103.892384, Fort Davis<br>(1854-1862)(1867-1891)
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| </googlemap>
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| |valign="top"|
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| '''Location:'''
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| Located just north of the town of Fort Davis in west Texas.
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| {{Mapit-US-cityscale|30.598616|-103.892233}}
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| * Elevation: 4856'
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| '''Links:'''
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| * [http://www.nps.gov/foda/index.htm Fort Davis National Historic Site]
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| '''Sources:'''
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| '''Visited:''' 23 May 1986
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| ==Picture Gallery==
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| <gallery>
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| Image:Fort Davis Hosp.jpg|Fort Davis Hospital, 1986
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| Image:Fort Davis Officer Qtrs2.jpg|Fort Davis Officer's Row, 1986
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| </gallery>
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