Fort Duncan.

urn:taro:utexas.cah.02115 A Guide to the Fort Duncan Records, 1857-1861 Original EAD encoding by Laurel Rozema according to TARO 2 EAD 2002 Editing Instructions. November 2010 Finding aid written in English. Descriptive Summary Fort Duncan (Tex.) Fort Duncan Records 1857-1861 Materials are written in English. 5 in. Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin The Fort Duncan Records, 1857-1861, document the administration of Fort Duncan. Financial reports, abstracts, invoices, and orders concern supplies and medicines, recruiting activities, muster rolls, inspection reports, and clothing requisitions. Historical Note

Established in 1849, Fort Duncan in Maverick County, Texas, was named in honor of Mexican War hero James Duncan. The fort protected the area’s trade with Mexico against attacks by Native Americans. The U.S. Army abandoned Fort Duncan in 1861. For the duration of the Civil War, the Confederate Texas government stationed the Frontier Regiment at the fort. The U.S. Army reoccupied Fort Duncan from 1868 to 1883, when the government failed to acquire the land. However, the government purchased the land in 1894, and Fort Duncan remained in operation until 1933. The city of Eagle Pass maintained the fort as a public park until World War II, when it became an officers’ club for the U.S. Army. In 1971, Fort Duncan earned a place in the National Register of Historic Places and subsequently became a museum.

Source:

Fort Duncan. Handbook of Texas Online. Accessed December 2, 2010. http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/qbf17.

Scope and Contents

The Fort Duncan Records, 1857-1861, document the administration of Fort Duncan. Financial reports, abstracts, invoices, and orders concern supplies and medicines, recruiting activities, muster rolls, inspection reports, and clothing requisitions. It also documents the fort’s connection with Fort Clark and numerous officers and soldiers stationed at Fort Duncan, including Major D. H. Vinton and Edward R. Hopkins.

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Index Terms Subjects (Persons) Closson, Henry W. Davis, Matthew L. Dunbar, William H. French, William H. Hopkins, Edward R. Potter, Reuben M. (Reuben Marmaduke), 1802-1890. Ramsay, Douglas Slaughter, James E. Vinton, D. H. Subjects (Organizations) Fort Duncan (Tex.) -- Archives. United States. Army -- Military life -- 19th century -- Sources. Subjects Fortification -- Texas -- History -- 19th century -- Sources. Military administration -- Texas -- History -- 19th century -- Sources. Places Washington (D. C.) -- History -- 19th century -- Sources. Fort Clark (Tex.) -- History -- 19th century -- Sources. Fort Ringgold (Tex.) -- History -- 19th century -- Sources. San Antonio (Tex.) -- History -- 19th century -- Sources. Preferred Citation

Fort Duncan Records, 1857-1861, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.

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