Timber and stone to be used in construction at Fort Clark.4Ī brief catalog of the better-known officers and units stationed at the Troops returned to tear down some of the buildings, recovering the When the garrison was transferred to Fort McKavett as the Texas frontier line moved further west toward the Trans-Pecos. Survive the closing of Fort Inge for Federal service on March 19, 1869, Renamed Uvalde in 1856, the town prospered well enough to Reading Wood Black bought land one mile upstream from the post in 1853, creating Encina as a fort satellite village The establishment of the post attracted a number of corn farmers During or justĪfter the Civil War, a low dry-stacked stone wall was built around the Right log pickets plastered with mud and whitewashed. Preliminary Archaeological Survey and Testing of Fort Inge, Texas (Uvalde: Uvalde County Histori-ĢPost Returns, Jan.-Dec. (National Archives cited hereafter as NA) Marion Koogler McNay Art Institute, A Seth Eastman Sketchbook, 1848-49 (Austin: University of Texas Press, 1961), xx-xxi George S. Brooke, Adjutant General's Office, Record Group (RG) 94 Roll 517, "Post Returns, Fort Inge 1849-69" General Orders No. 1849, National Archives Microfilm Publication 617, Working on a survey history of the activities of the United States Army in nineteenth-century Military history at the United States Military Academy, West Point, New York. Smith is a regular army captain of infantry on assignment as an instructor of The remaining structures, including the two officers' quarters and laundress' quarters, were temporary jacal construction of up* Thomas T. The most substantialīuilding was built of cut limestone and used as a hospital and later as a Ground with a stables at the south end of the post. In a state of constant warfare and constant service."2įort Inge had only a dozen buildings arranged around a parade No station of the line possesses so many advantages as this. Justly regarded as one of the most important and desirable positions in A military inspector reported Fort Inge "is Briefly in 1854 Fort Inge had a garrison of two hun-ĭ red men when it became the regimental headquarters for the U.S. Year history it was a typical one-company, fifty-man post, common to War First Federal Line of frontier forts in Texas. Army established Fort Inge as a part of the post-Mexican Killed at the Mexican War battle of Resaca de la Palma.' Seth Eastman and the fifty-six soldiers of Companies D and I,įirst Infantry Regiment. The Leona River, Fort Inge was established on March 13, 1849, byĬapt. OCATED ONE MILE SOUTH OF UVALDE, TEXAS, ON THE EAST BANK OF This content downloaded from 137.99.31.134 on Fri, 09:56:28 UTCĭeltisgnwarofymkb71.NpM,hcx"DescriptvBokfhTxa.CuyNnlA JSTOR, please contact State Historical Association is collaborating with JSTOR to digitize, preserve and extend access to We use information technology and tools to increase productivity and facilitate new forms of scholarship. JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover, use, and build upon a wide range of content in a trustedĭigital archive. 1873 SPRINGFIELD TRAPDOOR FOR SALE SMOKLESS POWDER ARCHIVEYour use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use, available at Published by: Texas State Historical Association Source: The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Vol. Fort Inge and Texas Frontier Military Operations, 1849-1869
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