Article Title

Post of Lampasas: Forgotten Reconstruction Era U.S. Army Post (1867-1870)

Authors

Richard S. Jones, USAG Fort Hood, DPW-ENVFollow

Agency

Journal of Texas Archeology and History

DOI

https://doi.org/10.21112/ita.2014.1.75

Abstract

While it is well known that troops were stationed in and around Lampasas during the Reconstruction era (1865-1877), the existence of an army post in Lampasas County, Texas, has been rediscovered through the recent digitization of army post returns. The post returns, available through the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration and Ancestry.com, indicated that the post operated between 1867 and 1870. These post returns are utilized to highlight significant events that occurred in this area during the Reconstruction era. Circumstantial evidence obtained while conducting this research has identified the actual location of the post within the City of Lampasas.

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