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Fort Ringgold An Interesting Post in Texas Border Lands
Fort Ringgold Texas sits along the Rio Grande near Camargo and Brownsville, a historic border post with ties to Davis Landing and Ringgold Barracks. The piece notes its early lease history, key figures like Major Ringgold and Robert E. Lee, and later use by U.S. Army units and National Guardsmen, highlighting improvements since 1918.
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San Antonio
Texas
Sur County
Rio Grande
Rio Grande City
Brownsville
Laredo
Fort Ringzold
R. W. Rogera
United States Army
Fort Ringgold
Davis Landing
Ringgold Barracks
Sam Fordyce
Camargo
Mex
Jose de Escandon
Fort Ring
Mexico
United States
H. Clay Davis
J. H. la Motte
United States Infantry
W. W. Chatman
Palo Alto
David Ringgold
Ringgold
Cortina
Department of the Interior
War Department
Congress
Signal Station
Robert E. Lee
Ulysses S. Grant
Jefferson Davis
McCullough
Hood
Sedsgritch
Buell
Bee
Adgiral Semmes
Pershing
Harbord
National Guard
Third Cavalry
Thirteenth Cavalry
Twelfth Cavalry