• Photo by: Max Kandler

    Fort Davis

    National Historic Site Texas

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  • Museum Closure

    Our park museum will be closed April 15, 2013 till 2014. This will also affect our park orientation film screening; it will be limited to 8-10 visitors at a time. The rest of the park is open for visitation. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

Places

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.

Did You Know?

Photo of Colonel Benjamin H. Grierson.

Colonel Benjamin H. Grierson commanded the 10th Cavalry from its organization in 1866 until 1888. Grierson was post commander at Fort Davis from November of 1882 to April of 1885.