Fort McRee

Fort McRee (1834-1947) - Constructed between 1834-1839 as a Third System brick, three tiered fort with an outlying water battery. Named for Col. William M. McRee Apr 1840. Fort McRee was deactivated in 1947 and transfered to the Navy.

Fort McRee History

After the Mexican War Fort McRee, Fort Barrancas and Fort Pickens were garrisoned only during drils, manuvers and target practice from the barracks at Fort Barrancas and this continued up to the start of the U.S. Civil War.

U.S. Civil War

In January 1861 just before the start of the U.S. Civil War 1st Lt. Adam J. Slemmer and the 50 men under his command were forced to abandon Fort Barrancas and Fort McRee to sessionists Florida and Alabama militia. Lt. Slemmer and his men spiked the guns at Fort Barrancas and Fort McRee and removed to Fort Pickins where they were reinforced by additional Union forces. In May 1862 Confederate forces abandoned all of the Pensacola area fortifications and they remained under Union control for the remainder of the war.

Current Status

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Location: Foster Bank, Pensacola, Floridia Maps & Images Lat: 30.325939 Long: -87.316879 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: '

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 183
• Weaver, John R. II, A Legacy in Brick and Stone: America Coastal Defense Forts of the Third System, Redoubt Press, McLean, 2001, First Printing, ISBN 1-57510-069-X, page 163-165

Links:

• Wikipedia

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