Camp Rabb and Fort Duncan, C.S.A.
Camp Rabb, 15 miles northeast, was one of 18 Confederate outposts placed a day's horseback ride apart, from Red River to Rio Grande, to prevent Indian attacks and Federal invasion. Named for captain in Frontier Regiment, Texas Cavalry; guarded ford on the Cotton Road, used as major Southern supply line. Fort Duncan, at this site, a former U.S. outpost, protected Civil War trade of cotton for vital supplies and arms. Fort served the counter threat from Federals in upriver El Paso and the Davis Mountains. (1964)
28.7058° N, 100.5025° W
Where to Find It
in front of Chamber of Commerce - Garrison St. near bridges to Mexico, Eagle Pass
Nearby Markers
- 0.2 mi SW Fort Duncan Eagle Pass
- 0.2 mi N Eagle Pass, C.S.A.
- 0.2 mi W Shelby's Flag Burial Eagle Pass
- 0.2 mi N Maverick County Eagle Pass
- 0.2 mi N Maverick County Courthouse Eagle Pass
- 0.2 mi NE Eagle Pass Post Office Eagle Pass