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'''{{PAGENAME}} (1840-1841)''' - Established in 1840 by Republic of Texas 1st Infantry companies D and E under the command of [[John Holliday]] and named (probably) for [[Albert Sidney Johnston]]. | '''{{PAGENAME}} (1840-1841)''' - Established in 1840 by Republic of Texas 1st Infantry companies D and E under the command of Captain [[John Holliday]] and named (probably) for [[Albert Sidney Johnston]]. Post abandoned in 1841. | ||
=={{PAGENAME}} History== | =={{PAGENAME}} History== | ||
Established in 1840 at the direction of Colonel [[William G. Cooke]] by Republic of Texas 1st Infantry companies D and E under the command of Captain [[John Holliday]]. The fort was one of a number of frontier forts established by Albert Sidney Johnston, Republic of Texas Secretary of War, to stop hostile Comanche Indian raids. | |||
The post was abandoned in May 1841. | |||
==Current Status== | ==Current Status== | ||
Only a road marker remains. | Only a road marker remains. | ||
Revision as of 16:57, 29 October 2011
Fort Johnston (1) (1840-1841) - Established in 1840 by Republic of Texas 1st Infantry companies D and E under the command of Captain John Holliday and named (probably) for Albert Sidney Johnston. Post abandoned in 1841.
Fort Johnston (1) History
Established in 1840 at the direction of Colonel William G. Cooke by Republic of Texas 1st Infantry companies D and E under the command of Captain John Holliday. The fort was one of a number of frontier forts established by Albert Sidney Johnston, Republic of Texas Secretary of War, to stop hostile Comanche Indian raids.
The post was abandoned in May 1841.
Current Status
Only a road marker remains.
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Location: Just west of Fink, a few miles from Lake Texoma, Texas. Map location not accurate. Maps & Images Lat: 33.802366 Long: -96.687884 |
Sources:
- Pierce, Gerald S., Texas Under Arms: The Camps, Posts, Forts & Military Towns of the Republic of Texas 1836-1846, Encino Press, Austin TX, 1969, ISBN/ASIN: B0006CYB9I, page 80
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