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Fort Davis National Historic SiteAerial view of Fort Davis National Historic Site.
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Fort Davis National Historic Site
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First Fort Davis: 1854-1862

   On October 23, 1854, the Commander of the Department of Texas, General Persifor F. Smith, issued the official order that established Fort Davis. Smith named the site in honor of then Secretary of War Jefferson Davis.

 

Second Fort Davis: 1867-1891

   After the Civil War, travel continued on the San Antonio-El Paso Road and so did raiding by Comanches and Apaches, which resulted in the Army re-establishing Fort Davis.
Lieutenant Colonel Wesley Merritt comander 9th Cavalry.  

Did You Know?
Lieutenant Colonel Wesley Merritt and the 9th U.S. Cavalry reoccupied Fort Davis after the Civil War in 1867. He commanded the post until 1869.

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