Two drawings by John Pope of United States Army forts in West Texas. The drawing of Fort Davis is ink and wash over graphite and measures 20 x 32 cm.; it is inscribed on the lower right "Ft Davis Head Quarters 8th Infantry on road from Horsehead X of ...
Description:
John Pope was born in Louisville, Kentucky, on March 16, 1822, the son of Nathaniel and Lucretia Backers Pope. He attended West Point from 1838 to 1842, and was brevetted second lieutenant in the topographical engineers. Pope served with the United St...
Subject (Geographic):
United States., Texas, Fort Davis (Tex. : Fort), and Fort Lancaster (Tex.)
