Fort Decatur (2)

Fort Decatur (2) (1814-1815) - A War of 1812 militia fort established in 1814 near Milstead, Macon County, Alabama. Abandoned in 1815. History Established in March 1814 on the east bank of the Tallapoosa River by Colonel Homer Y. Milton and Carolina Volunteer Militia. John Sevier, Tennessee's first governor, died at the fort 24 Sep 1815 while arbitrating a boundary dispute between Georgia and the Creek Nation. He was buried at the fort and reburied at Knoxville in 1888. Abandoned in 1815. Current Status Unknown. Location: Milstead, Macon County, Alabama. Maps & Images Lat: 32.45222 Long: -85.87667 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: 246' See Also: Sources: Roberts, Robert B., Encyclopedia of Historic Forts: The Military, Pioneer, and Trading Posts of the United States, Macmillan, New York, 1988, 10th printing, ISBN 0-02-926880-X, page 4. USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) Database Entry: 134015 Links: North American Forts - Fort Decatur Visited: No