Fort Livingston

Fort Livingston (1835-1889) - Construction started as early as 1835 and completed in 1861. Named after Edward Livingston, Mayor of New York City, Senator from Louisiana and Secretary of State under President Andrew Jackson . Abandoned Feb 1889. Also known as Fort at Barataria and Fort on Grande Terre Island

Fort Livingston History

A brick and masonry Third System Fort built to protect New Orleans by guarding the Barataria Pass access to the city.

The fort was seized at the outbreak of the U.S. Civil War by Louisiana Militia forces but abandoned by the Confederate forces 27 Apr 1862. The fort was not reoccupied by Union forces until 26 Feb 1863. After the war the fort was not garrisoned and was left in the charge of caretakers 1866. The last military caretaker, Sgt. Gill, removed the last of the ammunition and abandoned the fort in Feb 1889.

Current Status

Ruins

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Location: Sea end of Grand Terre island, Louisiana Maps & Images Lat: 29.2730 Long: -89.9448 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 342
• Kaufmann, J.E. and Kaufmann, H.W., Fortress America: The Forts That Defended America, 1600 to the Present, DaCapo Press, 2004, ISBN 0-306-81294-0, page 225-226
• Robinson, Willard B., American Forts: Architectural Form and Function, University of Illinois Press, Urbana, 1977, ISBN 0-252-00589-9, page 104, 107

Links:

• Fort Livingston Abandoned, New York Times, 17 Feb 1889.

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