Category:Fort Chadbourne
Fort Chadbourne (1852-1868) - established on 28 Oct 1852, by companies A and K of the 8th Infantry. It was named for 2d Lt. Theodore Lincoln Chadbourne, 8th Infantry, West Point Class of 1845, who was killed 9 May 1846 at the battle of Resaca de la Palma in the Mexican War.
Built on the Butterfield Overland Mail route, it was originally called Camp on Oak Creek. It was surrendered to Confederate Col. Henry E. McCulloch on 28 Feb 1861. Fort Chadbourne was occupied briefly by United States troops after the Civil War, but lack of water forced its abandonment in 1868 and the troops were transferred to Fort Concho.
Stabilization of the site is underway and several buildings have been restored. The site owners are donating Fort Chadbourne to the newly formed Fort Chadbourne Foundation. Fort Chadbourne is listed in the National Register of Historic Places and is open to the public.
Location: on Oak Creek near what is now U.S. Highway 277 eleven miles northeast of Bronte in extreme northeast Coke County, Texas.
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Publications:
- Arrie Barrett, Western Frontier Forts of Texas, 1845-1861, West Texas Historical Association Year Book 7, 1931
- M. L. Crimmins, Experiences of an Army Surgeon at Fort Chadbourne, West Texas Historical Association Yearbook 15, 1939
- John Leeds Kerr and Frank Donovan, Destination Topolobampo: The Kansas City, Mexico & Orient Railway, San Marino, California: Golden West, 1968
- Jewell G. Pritchett, From the Top of Old Hayrick: A Narrative History of Coke County, Abilene, Texas: Pritchett, 1980
Pages in category "Fort Chadbourne"
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