Tuhia he haere tonu mo tenei whitianga - Fort Gates, he United States Army fort i whakatuhia i te Oketopa 26, 1849 hei Camp Gates na Kapene William Reading Montgomery me nga kamupene e rua o te Eighth United States Infantry. I noho te pa ki te taha raki o te awa o Leon tata ki te rima maero ki te rawhiti o te waahi o Gatesville, Texas. I whakaingoatia te whakaurunga mo te Brevet Major Collinson Reed Gates o New York, he rangatira rongonui i te Pakanga o Palo Alto
me te Pakanga o Resaca de la Palma. I whakatūria te pā hei tiaki i ngā kainoho i te rohe o Texas i ngā Inia. Ko nga kamupene D, I, F, me H o te Eighth United States Infantry i whakanoho i te pa kaha. I te Paenga-whāwhā 1851, 256 nga tangata kua whakauruhia me nga rangatira e wha tekau ma rima i tu ki Fort Gates, ko te nuinga i ripoatahia i roto i te marama kotahi.