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Book SynopsisThe forts of Texas, once teeming with soldiers, settlers and Native Americans, today stand like silent sentinels, abandoned to the ravages of sun, wind, and time. Their legends and stories are ghostly reminders of a past steeped in violence and tragic loss.
Table of ContentsContents Acknowledgments Introduction Part I: Forts Established Before 1800 Fort St. Louis/Presidio La Bahía The Alamo Real Presidio de San Sabá Part II: Forts Established Between 1800 and 1845 Fort Anahuac Fort Bend Woods' Fort Fort Bird Fort Boggy Moore's Fort Fort Fitzhugh Fort Lipantitlán Fort Colorado Fort Brown Fort Parker Fort Milam Fort Milam/Fort Burleson Fort Sherman Little River Fort Fort Lyday Part III: Forts Established Between 1845 and 1865 Fort Marcy El Fortin/Fort Leaton Fort Inge Blair's Fort Fort Terrett Fort Duncan Fort Davis Camp Colorado Fort Cienega Fort Belknap Fort Bliss Fort Stockton Fort McIntosh Fort Lancaster Fort Clark Fort Lincoln Camp Hudson Fort Quitman Fort Gates Fort Mason Fort Chadbourne Fort McKavett Fort Martin Scott Fort Phantom Hill Fort Ringgold Camp Cooper Fort Esperanza Fort Graham Fort Croghan Camp Charlotte Part IV: Forts Established 1865 to Present Day Fort Richardson Fort Griffin Fort Concho Camp Elizabeth Fort Buffalo Springs Fort Hancock Fort Elliott Fort D. A. Russell Bibliography Index About the Author
