CategorySouthern Early America

Part of our in-depth series exploring Southern Early American Forts Frenchmen arrived in Galveston in 1818, led by French General Charles Lallemand, whom the British refused to accompany Napoleon into exile. The group claimed to be exiles from...

Part of our in-depth series exploring Southern Early American Forts Camp Dix, a Confederate outpost established by James M. Norris on April 4, 1862, was at the crossing of the San Antonio-Eagle Pass road and the Frio River, a spot on the river known...

Part of our in-depth series exploring Southern Early American Forts In 1846, during the Mexican War, a detachment of the 2nd Dragoons of the U.S. Army was moved from Indian Territory to Austin. Their camp, like many other holding camps at the time...

Part of our in-depth series exploring Southern Early American Forts Federal Raid from Camp Boveda Marker Title: Federal Raid from Camp Boveda City: Riviera County: Kleberg Year Marker Erected: 1965 Marker Location: Intersection of US 77 and FM 771...

Part of our in-depth series exploring Southern Early American Forts Boone Station State Historic Site memorializes one of the state's most important historical figures. Daniel Boone established Boone Station in 1779 because he thought Fort...