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on October 28, 1852, in what is now Coke County, Texas, to protect the western
frontier
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and the
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route. It was named after Lt. T.L. Chadbourne, who was killed in the Battle of Resaca de la Palma. It was defended by Companies A and K of the 8th U.S. Infantry. During the early days of the
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.Carter, R.G., On the Border with Mackenzie, 1935, Washington D.C.: Enyon Printing Co. "Subposts or intermediate stations" also were used, including Bothwick's Station on Salt Creek between Fort Richardson and Fort Belknap, Camp Wichita near Buffalo Springs between Fort Richardson and Red River Station, and Mountain Pass between Fort Concho and Fort Griffin.
Major Neighbors
Robert Neighbors met with the southern band of Comanches and their chiefs Sanaco, Buffalo Hump, Ketsume, and Yellow Wolf near the fort over 10 days starting on 24 August 1853.Neighbours, K.F., 1975, ''Robert Neighbors and the Texas Frontier, 1836-1859'', Waco: Texian Press "All topics of interest to the Comanches were discussed".
Neighbors communicated with Seth Eastman, while Seth was a captain at the fort in 1856 and was responsible for the Brazos Indian Reservation, about Comanche depredations in the area.
Preservation
Fort Chadbourne, a Texas state historical site, was also added in 1973 to the
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(#73001962).
The small community of Fort Chadbourne, Texas, is located a few miles to the southwest of the original fort.
File:Fort Chadbourne Officer's Quarters.jpg, Fort Chadbourne officer's quarters
File:Fort Chadbourne Texas Historical Marker.jpg, Fort Chadbourne Texas Historical Marker
File:Fort Chadbourne Stage Station.jpg, Fort Chadbourne reconstructed stage station
File:Fort Chadbourne museum.jpg, Fort Chadbourne museum