• Photo by: Max Kandler

    Fort Davis

    National Historic Site Texas

Table of Contents for Grades 9-12

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A. Introduction for Teachers

B. A Buffalo Soldier and his Horse
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C. Picturing the Past
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D. Traveling a Superhighway of the 1800s
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E. The “Indian Problem” in 1881
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F. Legacy of the Buffalo Soldiers
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G. War in West Texas
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H. If You Lived at Fort Davis
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I.  Travel Through Time
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J. Legacies are Not Left in Graffiti
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K. Overview using Park Handouts: Getting the Most from Your Visit to Fort Davis NHS
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               1. The First Fort Davis, 1854-1862
               2. African Americans in the Frontier Army                   
               3. Black Recipients of the Medal of Honor from Frontier Indian Wars
               4. The Post Hospital at Fort Davis
               5. Moving with the Frontier Army: 10th Cavalry Officers’ Wives
               6. Park Orientation Brochure (contact park to obtain up to 10 copies)

 

Did You Know?

Photo of Second Lieutenant Henry O. Flipper.

At age 21, Henry O. Flipper became the first African American graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. Second Lieutenant Flipper was assigned to Company A, 10th U.S. Cavalry, and served at Fort Davis from November 1880 to December 1881.