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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1861-1865) - First established in 1861 as [[Camp Prentiss]], a Union supply depot at Cairo, Illinois. Named after Union General [[Benjamin Prentiss]]. Renamed Fort Defiance. Abandoned in 1865. | |||
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|width="50%"|[[Image:.jpg|300px|thumb|left|Fort Defiance]] | |width="50%"|[[Image:Fort Defiance Confluance Obervation Point.jpg|300px|thumb|left|Fort Defiance Confluance Obervation Point]] | ||
|width="50%"|[[Image:.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Fort Defiance]] | |width="50%"|[[Image:Fort Defiance U.S. Grant Statue.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Fort Defiance Park U.S. Grant Statue]] | ||
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|colspan="2"|[[Image:.jpg|795px|thumb|center|Fort | |colspan="2"|[[Image:Fort Defiance Park Entrance.jpg|795px|thumb|center|Fort DefianceState Park Entrance (Closed for Cleanup)]] | ||
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== History == | |||
== | Fort Defiance was strategically located at the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers. Union General [[Ulysses S. Grant]] assembled his army here in late 1861. | ||
Fort Defiance was strategically located at the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers. Union General [[ | |||
== Current Status == | == Current Status == | ||
Now Fort Defiance | Now Fort Defiance State Park, currently closed for cleanup from flooding (June 2010). | ||
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(F) 36.986441, -89.145904 | (F) 36.986441, -89.145904 | ||
Fort Defiance<br>(1861-1865) | Fort Defiance<br>(1861-1865) | ||
</googlemap> | </googlemap> | ||
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'''Location:''' Fort Defiance, Alexander County, Illinois. | '''Location:''' Fort Defiance State Park, Alexander County, Illinois. | ||
{{Mapit-US-cityscale|36.986441|-89.145904}} | {{Mapit-US-cityscale|36.986441|-89.145904}} | ||
* Elevation: 279' | * Elevation: 279' | ||
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'''Sources:''' | '''Sources:''' | ||
* {{Roberts}}, page 261 | * {{Roberts}}, page 261 | ||
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Defiance_(Illinois) Wikipedia - Fort Defiance] | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Defiance_(Illinois) Wikipedia - Fort Defiance] | ||
* [http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=19398 Historical Marker Database - Cairo] | * [http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=19398 Historical Marker Database - Cairo] | ||
{{Visited| | {{Visited|30 Jun 2010}} | ||
=={{PAGENAME}} Picture Gallery== | =={{PAGENAME}} Picture Gallery== | ||
{{PictureHead}} | {{PictureHead}} | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
Image:Fort Defiance Confluance.jpg|Fort Defiance Confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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[[Category:All]] | [[Category:All]] | ||
[[Category:Illinois All]] | [[Category:Illinois All]] | ||
[[Category:Illinois Forts]] | [[Category:Illinois Forts]] | ||
[[Category:Illinois Alexander County]] | |||
[[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]] | [[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:State Park]] | ||
[[Category:U.S. Civil War Forts]] | |||
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Fort Defiance (3) (1861-1865) - First established in 1861 as Camp Prentiss, a Union supply depot at Cairo, Illinois. Named after Union General Benjamin Prentiss. Renamed Fort Defiance. Abandoned in 1865.
HistoryFort Defiance was strategically located at the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers. Union General Ulysses S. Grant assembled his army here in late 1861. Current StatusNow Fort Defiance State Park, currently closed for cleanup from flooding (June 2010).
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Links: Visited: 30 Jun 2010 Fort Defiance (3) Picture Gallery
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