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Fort Graham was a pioneer fort established in 1849 by Brevet Major R.A. Arnold (Companies F and I of the Second United States Dragoons) [1] at the site of Jose Maria Village, an Anadaca camp on the western edge of present-day Hill County, Texas.
3 paź 2019 · Fort Graham, a United States Army post, was established in March 1849 and was occupied on April 17 of that year by Maj. Ripley A. Arnold and companies F and I of the Second Dragoons under command of Bvt. Brig. Gen. William S. Harney, commander of the Frontier District of Texas. The site was near the eastern bank of the Brazos River at Little ...
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Fort Graham was a pioneer fort established in 1849 by Brevet Major R.A. Arnold at the site of Jose Maria Village, an Anadaca camp on the western edge of present-day Hill County, Texas. It remained in service until 1853, when settlements had moved further west.
8 sty 2019 · Fort Graham (1849-1852) - A U.S. Army post established 27 Mar 1849 by Major Ripley A. Arnold, 2nd U.S. Dragoons, and named after either James D. Graham of the Corps of Topographical Engineers or Lt. Colonel William M. Graham of the 2nd U.S. Dragoons who was killed in the Mexican War.
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Its strategic location near the upper Brazos villages, however, and its role in the affairs of the Indian agents indicate that Graham may well have been one of the most important pre-Civil War ports in Northwest Texas. By offering protection against Indian raids, Fort Graham helped open the Hill County area to settlement.
