Site of Original Post Cemetery

This ground was Fort Clark’s Military Cemetery from 1856 to the 1880s. One of the first burials was 2nd Lt. Brayton C. Ives, 1st inf., a West Point graduate who died here on June 27, 1857. Succeeding burials included dozens of military personnel, dependents, and civilians. Pvt. Peter Corrigan, 4th U. S. Cav., the only casualty of Col. Ranald S. Mackenzie’s raid to Remolino, Mexico, was laid to rest here in may 1873. In 1880, a second cemetery opened south of the main post and this site became inactive. All burials here were reinterred at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery in 1946. A historic limestone wall encloses the space. Some original headstones have been preserved.

Site of Original Post Cemetery is a historical marker in Brackettville, Kinney County, dedicated in 2011. It is one of 22 historical markers documented in Kinney County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 35 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 29.3005, -100.4195 near Brackettville. The nearest cataloged historic site is John Horse (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include New Cavalry Barracks, Commanding Officer's Quarters, and Dolores Townsite.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5507016860. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.