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...A U. S. Army fort in Louisiana, established in 1804 by Captain [[Edward D. Turner]], [[2nd U.S. Infantry]], under orders from General [[James Wilkinson]]. Na First established by Captain [[Edward D. Turner]] on 4 Aug 1804 a short distance from the old French [[Fort Saint Jean Bapt ...

...ossession for the United States. The fort was in ruins at the time and Lt. Turner ended up building a new fort, [[Fort Claiborne (1)|Fort Claiborne]], nearby ...