Original sentence: ABC-CLIO (2002) 513.Marcy, George McClellan, William W.Rodriguez, Junius P.Shortly after the Mexican-American War the 2nd Artillery Regiment, commanded by Braxton Bragg and made famous at the Battle of Buena Vista, was assigned to the fort.The Louisiana Purchase: A Historical and Geographical Encyclopedia
Edited sentence: 80 miles west of Fort Towson.Almost abandoned in 1843.Bragg was later a General in the Confederate Army.Construction began in the spring of 1842.Construction mostly by Companies A and F of the Second Dragoons.Established by General Zachary Taylor when he was commander of the Second Military Department in the Southwest.Had corral, stable area, blacksmith, farrier shops.Had to get local supplies since it was so far on the frontier.Marcy, George McClellan, William G.Reconsidered after Taylor testified to the fort's valuable location.Shortly after the Mexican-American War the 2nd Artillery Regiment, commanded by Colonel Braxton Bragg and made famous at the Battle of Buena Vista, was assigned to the fort.Supply difficulties.Taylor learned in March 1843 that the War Department was considering abandoning it.Temporary log barracks in 1842, then larger ones in 1850.Troops from Fort Washita were ordered to protect Texas frontier from Indian attacks in 1842 so Texans could muster against a supposed invasion from Mexico