Fort Quitman (site)

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"Fort Quitman was established on September 28, 1858, by units of the 8th Infantry Regiment. The first troops were under the command of Captain Arthur T. Lee and included 86 officers and men. Their mission was to protect the San Antonio-El Paso Road. It was a station on the route of the mail coaches of the San Antonio-San Diego Mail Line and later the Butterfield Overland Mail"
Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Quitman
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Coordinates:   31°3'47"N   105°35'2"W
This article was last modified 8 years ago