Fort Brown

Fort Brown was a military post of the United States Army in Texas during the later half of 19th century and the early part of the 20th century.

Read more about Fort Brown:  Early Years, Civil War, Postbellum, Brownsville Raid, First Airplane To Be Attacked By Hostile Fire, 124th Cavalry, United States Army Air Force Use, Decommission

Famous quotes containing the words fort and/or brown:

    “No, no. God will not damn a lunatic’s soul. He knows that the powers of evil are too great for those of us with weak minds.”
    —Garrett Fort (1900–1945)

    “They dragged you from homeland,
    They chained you in coffles,
    They huddled you spoon-fashion in filthy hatches,
    They sold you to give a few gentlemen ease.”
    —Sterling Allen Brown (b. 1901)