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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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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. | ||
Revision as of 08:59, 16 December 2011
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.
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Fort Lavaca 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 |
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
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Visited: 8 Dec 2011
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