FIRST -- Headquarters of the 9th Cavalry, US Army, Fort Stockton TX
N 30° 53.314 W 102° 52.562
13R E 703024 N 3419184
Old Fort Stockton, occupied by the US Army from 1859-1861, and again from 1867-1886, was the first headquarters of the 9th Cavalry regiment of the United States Army, a famous "Buffalo Soldiers" regiment renowned for their bravery in battle
Waymark Code: WMTXC5
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 01/18/2017
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A sign located in the parking lot along East 5th Street at N Williams Street at the edge of the old Fort parade grounds in Fort Stockton declares Fort Stockton's status as the first headquarters if the US Army's 9th Cavalry, a famous "Buffalo Soldier" Regiment.
Please be aware that Officer Quarters number 5 is a private home, while officers quarters numbers 6 and 7 are part of the Fort Museum . The boundary between the private home and the Fort property is marked with local stone boulders.
The sign reads as follows:
'OFFICERS ROW
Eight officer's quarters were built on the west side of the parade ground, one of which burned in an evening fire in 1872. The quarters housed married officers and their families, as well as bachelor officers and married officers who were serving on the frontier "solo." It was unusual for an officer to occupy one entire building, and all officers were subject to being "turned out" at any time. This was a practice whereby if an officer arrived at the Fort who outranked the resident of the quarters, the new arrival had the option of claiming the lower ranked officers quarters. The only available recourse was to complain to the Commanding Officer; however, this was usually not done. Of the original eight, three remain, one of which is a private residence. This Indian Wars fort was the first headquarters of the 9th Cavalry and was garrisoned primarily by white officers and black soldiers, who were given the name, "Buffalo soldiers," by the Native Americans."
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