The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 67, July 1963 - April, 1964 Page: 7
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The Three Forts in Coryell County 7
Digging in the sand in an effort to find some evidence of where
the enlisted men's quarters had been resulted in the location of
six places where evidence of burnt stone indicated that the
fireplaces may have been there, but the land had been washed
and the place of the south side fireplaces could not be deter-
mined."
Returning to town, the committee pointed out where "The
Old Military Road" turned to the left to cross the river about
a half mile below the modern Fort Hood bridge. In response
to an inquiry as to how it ran on the other side of the river,
R. E. Powell answered, "Why, it ran just like the old county
road! Hugh Sheridan laid out that county road and don't you
know that he followed the old military road."'
The last commanding officer of Fort Gates was Lieutenant
Horace Haldeman." As was previously stated, when he moved the
troops from Fort Gates to Phantom Hill, he left Sheridan in
charge of the fort. A new road had to be staked out from the
old fort to the new one and this road became known as "The
Phantom Hill Road."' This road continued to be traveled and
was later called "The Old Corn Road." J. H. Chrisman explained
the name:
O. T. Tyler, H. McKay, and Col. Wm. C. Dalrymple formed a
partnership and took a contract to furnish corn, hay, etc. to the troops
while still at Fort Gates, and afterwards to furnish them at Fort
Phantom Hill and Fort Chadbourne. The "Old Phantom Hill Road,"
as it was called by the early settlers, was the first mark of civilization
in the territory out of which Coryell, Hamilton, and Comanche were
afterwards carved, but the old road has long since been abandoned
and occupies a place in many farms and pastures. This road was laid
'In scratching around, the writer found a bullet almost a half inch in diameter
and a button off of a uniform. Excitement over the find was dimmed when a small
boy who had joined the searching party from an old house nearby said, "That's
nothing. I've got a whole jar full of them things." A few days later, on going back
to try to purchase the jar containing the buttons and bullets, it was found that
the family had departed. All that could be learned was that they had gone to
West Texas. The opportunity had been lost.
'The first records in Coryell County are called "Police Records." See Police
Records (Coryell County Courthouse), 18, showing Sheridan's appointment by the
county judge.
sHaldeman Papers (MS. in possession of Miss Mattie Hanna, Calvert).
oChrisman, Indian Depredations; Police Records (Coryell County Courthouse),
19, 31, 36, 37.
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