Camp Montel C.S.A. / Texas Civil War Frontier Defense

Camp Montel C.S.A. / Texas Civil War Frontier Defense (HM23LZ)

Location: Bandera, TX 78003 Bandera County
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Country: United States of America
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N 29° 43.584', W 99° 4.364'

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Camp Montel C.S.A.

Site 25 mi. West on Hy. 470, 1 mi. South. Established 1862 as part of Red River-Rio Grande defense line. Named for Captain Charles DeMontel, surveyor and colonizer of Bandera, leader of county defenses. Occupied by troops of Texas frontier regiment who furnished their own guns and mounts but often lacked food, clothing, supplies. In 1860 Bandera County's population was 399.
Although all the men were needed to defend the county from Indians, many joined the Confederate and State troops. Some went to protect the Texas Coast from Union invasion. Many were assigned to defend the frontier in this region. Scouting parties and patrols managed to effectively curb Indian raids until war's end.

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Texas Civil War Frontier Defense

Texas had 2,000 miles of coastline and frontier to defend from Union attack; Indian raids, marauders, bandits from Mexico & Defense lines were set to give maximum protection with the few men left in the State. One line stretched from El Paso to Brownsville. Another, including Camp Montel, had stations a day's horseback ride apart from Red River to Rio Grande. Former U.S. forts used by scouting parties lay in a line between & behind these lines and to the east organized militia, citizens' posses from settlements
backed the Confederate and State troops.

A memorial to Texans
who served the Confederacy
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HM NumberHM23LZ
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Year Placed1964
Placed ByState of Texas
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Sunday, December 10th, 2017 at 10:02am PST -08:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)14R E 492965 N 3288471
Decimal Degrees29.72640000, -99.07273333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 29° 43.584', W 99° 4.364'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds29° 43' 35.04" N, 99° 4' 21.84" W
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Area Code(s)830
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling North
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 444-500 TX-16, Bandera TX 78003, US
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