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Located in West Texas, Fort Davis played a major
role in the history of both the southwestern frontier and "The Buffalo Soldiers". Fort Davis was one of the first posts in the west where soldiers of African descent served. In 1866, a year after the end of the Civil War the Federal Government authorized the establishment of six black units. On June 29, 1867 members of the 9th U.S. Cavalry, one of the newly organized black regiments arrived at Fort Davis and began the process of rebuilding it. Originally built in 1854 by the Federal Army, the Fort was named in honor of then Secretary of War Jefferson Davis, who would later become President of the Confederate Government. The Fort was occupied by Confederate Troops during 1861 and 1862. But after the Confederates evacuated the fort in 1862, the Apaches destroyed it and it remained deserted for the next five years. |
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