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Cavalry
title Cavalrydescription This photograph is of a group of cavalrymen out on drill. There are many soldiers, ranged on the slope of a mountain and wearing dark uniforms and hats. Several of the men are standing with horses in the back or to the side. Two of the men have pins on their collars, showing that they are marksmen. Behind the men, there are rocks and desert plants.subject Military And War - Uniforms And Insignia People Landscape And Nature Guns Social Life And Customs - Firearms Horses Sabres Swords Military And War - Personnel Military And War - Weaponscontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Infantry
title Infantrydescription This photograph shows a group of infantry men camping outside of Fort Davis after patrol duty. The men are all ranged on the slope of a mountain in army uniforms. In the foreground, there is a pot hung over a fire and two groups of guns arranged in teepees. The smoke from the fire is obscuring some of the men. They are surrounded by rocks and desert scrub.subject Social Life And Customs People Landscape And Nature Guns Soldiers Military And War - Personnel Davis Mountain State Park (Tex.) Fire Desertcontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Group of Seven Officers
title Group of Seven Officersdescription This photograph shows seven men, wearing what appear to be army uniforms, sitting on rocks surrounded by desert vegetation. The men have moustaches and are wearing dark jackets with stripes on the sleeves, light-colored pants, and hats with a dark bands. The man on the far right is Sergeant Forsythe, the Post Commissary Sergeant. Clockwise, the other men are a 1st Sergeant, a Corporal, another Sergeant, the Hospital Steward, the Quartermaster Sergeant, and another 1st Sergeant.subject Forsythe Social Life And Customs People Landscape And Nature Soldiers Military And War - Personnel Davis Mountain State Park (Tex.) Sergeant Forsyth Desertcontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
The Fort Hospital
title The Fort Hospitaldescription This photograph shows two horsedrawn carriages in front of several large structures. The building to the right is a two-story house that belonged to the hospital steward. To the left, there is the slope of a mountain and the foreground is covered in desert scrub.subject Buildings Landscape And Nature Buggies Horses Business, Economics And Finance - Transportation - Horse-Drawn Vehicles Fort Davis (Tex.) Desertcontributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH) -
Fort Davis 1880
title Fort Davis 1880description This photograph shows Fort Davis after snow has fallen. There are several long structures to the right which are the Quartermaster's building and store house. In the middle of the photograph, there is a large open field. In the foreground, there are rocks and the ruins of a small adobe building. Around the left edge of the field, there are trees and the Officer's Barracks. At the far end of the barracks are several two-story buildings including the Post Chapel and Post Headquarters. In the background there are several mountains.contributor Portal to Texas History (TPTH)