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Fort Davis National Historic SiteHistoric photo of Fort Davis taken in 1886.
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10th Cavalry reenactors performing intricate mounted drill on parade ground at Fort Davis.

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Following the Civil War, African-American soldiers were offered the chance to serve in the U.S. peacetime Army. Facing hardships from both inside and out, the Buffalo Soldiers carved a name for themselves in history. Learn more at: www.bsu.edu/eft/
Painting of the first Fort Davis by Auther Lee.  

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After Texas joined the Confederacy, Fort Davis was garrisoned by Companies C and D of the 2d Texas Mounted Rifles. Among the Confederate officers to command Fort Davis in 1861-1862 were Captain William C. Adams and Lieutenants Reuben Mays and William White.

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