Fort Chadbourne | |
 Fort Chadbourne barracks | |
  Fort Chadbourne  Fort Chadbourne | |
| Nearest city | Bronte, Texas |
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| Coordinates | 32°2′4″N 100°14′41″W / 32.03444°N 100.24472°W |
| Area | 22.5 acres (9.1 ha) |
| Built | 1852 |
| NRHP reference No. | 73001962[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 2, 1973 |
Fort Chadbourne was a fort established by the United States Army on October 28, 1852,[2]: 49 in what is now Coke County, Texas, to protect the western frontier and the Butterfield Overland Mail route. It was named after Lt. T.L. Chadbourne, who was killed in the Battle of Resaca de la Palma. It was defended by Companies A and K of the 8th U.S. Infantry.[2]: 49 During the early days of the American Civil War, the fort surrendered to the Confederates on February 28, 1861, even before the Confederate shelling of Fort Sumter, South Carolina, but was reoccupied by federal troops from 1865 to 1867.
Other forts in the frontier fort system were Forts Griffin, Concho, Belknap, Richardson, Stockton, Davis, Bliss, Mason, McKavett, Clark, McIntosh, Inge, and Phantom Hill in Texas, and Fort Sill in Oklahoma.[2]: 48 "Subposts or intermediate stations" also were used, including Bothwick's Station on Salt Creek between Fort Richardson and Fort Belknap, Camp Wichita near Buffalo Springs between Fort Richardson and Red River Station, and Mountain Pass between Fort Concho and Fort Griffin.[2]: 49
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b c d Carter, R.G., On the Border with Mackenzie, 1935, Washington D.C.: Enyon Printing Co.