Marker Inscription
Occupied early in Civil War by Texas Confederates under Col. John S. Ford. Vital in chain of posts used to defend the 2,000 mile Texas frontier, coastline and border always threatened by attacks from Indians, bandits and Federal troops. Cols. Ford, August Buchel and Santos Benavides had troops here from time to time to scout the river, defend ranches and guard wagons trading cotton for war supplies in neutral Mexico. Taken in November 1863 by 1st Texas Union Cavalry. Retaken May 1864 by Ford and used as base to recapture Brownsville. (1964)
About this site
Fort Ringgold, C.S.A. is a historical marker in Rio Grande City, Starr County, dedicated in 1964. It is one of 28 historical markers documented in Starr County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 134 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 26.3774, -98.8097 near Rio Grande City. The nearest cataloged historic site is Fort Ringgold (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Old Ringgold Barracks Hospital, Robert E. Lee House, and LaBorde House, Store and Hotel.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5427002013. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
