Fort Duncan Museum: Eagle Pass, Texas
Fort Duncan was established in 1849, as one of five posts along the Texas/Mexico border on the Rio Grande. The town of Eagle Pass, Texas, owes it's existance to the fort, which was occupied by 3 companies of the 1st Infantry regiment. During the Civil War, the post was under control of Confederate troops of the Frontier Regiment. Federal troops reoccupied the fort in 1868, and it remained under military authority until 1916. Today, many restored stone buildings form the center of a municipal park, including this one which houses the Fort Davis Museum.The free museum, which is open afternoons from 1-4, is rather limited in its exhibits. To me, the most interesting thing in the museum was the curator, an elderly man in a wheel-chair, who was very knowledgeable and interesting to talk with. He stirred my dander when he called General Robert E. Lee, leader of the Confederate army, a traitor....
