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A Guide to the Fort Ewell Records, 1852-1854
Historical NoteNamed after Mexican War veteran Captain Richard S. Ewell, Fort Ewell in present-day La Salle County, Texas, was established in the 1852 on the Nueces River to guard the frontier and the San Antonio-Laredo Road. It housed numerous companies of the Regiment of Mounted Riflemen, now the Third Armored Cavalry Regiment, of the U.S. Army. Because of its poor location, Fort Ewell was abandoned in 1854. Source: Leatherwood, Art. "Fort Ewell."Handbook of Texas Online. Accessed December 2, 2010. http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/qcf03. Return to the Table of Contents Scope and ContentsContaining quartermaster records, the Fort Ewell Records, 1852-1854, concern the administration and acquisition of supplies for Fort Ewell, Fort Merrill, and the U.S. Army’s Regiment of Mounted Riflemen, including soldier W. E. Jones. The quartermaster records consist of requisitions, invoices, receipts, and returns for forage. Return to the Table of Contents RestrictionsAccess RestrictionsThis collection is open for research use. Return to the Table of Contents
Return to the Table of Contents Administrative InformationPreferred CitationFort Ewell Records, 1852-1854, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin. Processing InformationThis collection was processed by John Mullin, May 1986. Basic processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with funds from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) for the Briscoe Center’s History Revealed: Bringing Collections to Light project, 2009-2011. Return to the Table of Contents Detailed Description of the Papers
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