near intersection of Pershing and Pleasanton Roads on Ft. Bliss Museum grounds, El Paso
Private Property
No
Marker Condition
In Situ
Marker Size
18" x 28"
Marker Text
Surrendered with property and $20,000 to Texas Confederates on March 21, 1861. From old fort, the South launched the New Mexico-Arizona campaign. Later, Confederates abandoned and destroyed most of fort and equipment, except for hospital and medical supplies left for their sick and wounded. Federals occupied fort, July 4, 1862, and later escorted the recovered patients by horseback and ambulance over 500 miles down the Rio Grande to Fort Clark. Federals held the trans-Pecos area longer than any other part of Texas. (1964)
