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Fort Davis National Historic SiteColumn of cavalry re-enactors passing in review.
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Fort Davis National Historic Site
Map from Midland/Odessa to Fort Davis
Map from Midland/Odessa to Fort Davis, Texas.
 
From Midland/Odessa take I-20 west to Pecos.  From Pecos take Highway 17 south through Balmorhea to Fort Davis. (About 2.5 hours)
Painting of the first Fort Davis by Auther Lee.  

Did You Know?
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.

Last Updated: July 25, 2006 at 00:23 EST