Black plaque № 17489

Kerrville, TX, United States

Site of Camp Verde. Established as a frontier post by the United States Army, July 8, 1855; headquarters in 1856 for 40 camels, sent by Secretary of War Jefferson Davis, to be used in a system of overland communication with the west, which proved impracticable. Surrendered to the Confederate governm

ent in 1861; reoccupied in 1865 by the United States Army; abandoned April 1, 1869. #4748

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