The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 42, July 1938 - April, 1939 Page: 130
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navigation for all seasons of the year. Another objection to Corpus
Christi for a depot is that it increases the number of posts to
which supplies are shipped unnecessarily and many vessels are
wrecked at Aransas Bar. My conclusions are entirely against
Corpus Christi as unnecessary as a depot and a post in this
Department.
The Depot of Brazos Santiago is a good one and accessible to
vessels from all parts of the U. States, being at the entrance to
the bay at Point Isabell, and nine miles along shore from the
mouth of the Rio Grande; and steamers pass out of that river and
take in their loads for the supply of the posts on that river with-
out difficulty. It is 35 miles by land from fort Brown. This depot
is indispensable and in connexion with that at Indianola will
answer all the demands of the Service.
Fort Brown. This post is in latitude 25 54' and longitude
97 26' and directly opposite Matamoros, and the only military
command near the coast of Texas, is indispensable, and well placed,
and contiguous to Brownsville, where there is a mixed population
of about 1500 souls.
Ringgold Barracks in latitude 26 23' and longitude 90 21
at Rio Grande City and just below the mouth of the San Juan
river near the mouth of which is situated the town of Comargo in
Mexico, is indispensable under the present unsettled state of Indian
difficulties, and revolutionary movements, at times in Mexico. It
is 120 miles from fort Brown, and accessible to steamers from
Brazos Santiago at all seasons of the year, and is 110 miles from
fort McIntosh. It would be a good place for a depot to supply
posts up the river unless the little town of Roma of about 500
population mostly Mexican, which is quite as accessible at all
seasons of the year by Steamers, and 16 miles higher up the river
where there is abundant of stone for building close at hand should
prove better. This locality would be healthier and save one day's
march of a supply train for forts McIntosh and Duncan. I do
not think this post can be dispensed with, and think it well placed
for protection to the inhabitants of Texas.
Fort McIntosh is in latitude 27-31' and long. 99-21' situated
at Laredo on the Rio Grande and 110 miles from Ringgold Bar-
racks and 120 miles below fort Duncan. On the opposite side of
the river is the Town of Monterey de Laredo. The population of130
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