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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1838-1842, 1854-1855) - A U.S. Army post established in 1838 during the [[Seminole War II|Second Seminole War]] on the Caloosahatchee River in Glades County, Florida. Named for Lieutenant Colonel [[Alexander R. Thompson]], [[6th U.S. Infantry]], who was killed in the Battle of Okeechobee, 25 Dec 1837. | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1838-1842, 1854-1855) - A U.S. Army post established in 1838 during the [[Seminole War II|Second Seminole War]] on the Caloosahatchee River in Glades County, Florida. Named for Lieutenant Colonel [[Alexander R. Thompson]], [[6th U.S. Infantry]], who was killed in the Battle of Okeechobee, 25 Dec 1837. The post was abandoned after the [[Seminole War II|Second Seminole War]] and rebuilt for the [[Seminole War III|Third Seminole War]], finally abandoned in 1855. | ||
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Fort Thompson (3) (1838-1842, 1854-1855) - A U.S. Army post established in 1838 during the Second Seminole War on the Caloosahatchee River in Glades County, Florida. Named for Lieutenant Colonel Alexander R. Thompson, 6th U.S. Infantry, who was killed in the Battle of Okeechobee, 25 Dec 1837. The post was abandoned after the Second Seminole War and rebuilt for the Third Seminole War, finally abandoned in 1855.
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Glades County, Florida
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Location: Glades County, Florida. Maps & Images Lat: 26.795344 Long: -81.3613558 |
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 210
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