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Fort Davis National Historic Site Centenniel celebration at Fort Davis in October 1954.
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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.

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