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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|left|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 U.S. 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 [[U.S. Civil War]]. The fort was reoccupied in Jun 1867 and relocated closer to the mouth of the canyon that had contained the original fort.
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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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