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The original fortification at this location was a British post built by Ltc. [[Edward Nicolls]], a British Royal Marine, during the [[War of 1812]] with the intent of recruiting Indian allies. Under the British the post was known as the [[British Post]] and [[Fort Nicolls]]. The [[War of 1812]] ended a few months after the fort was established and the British | The original fortification at this location was a British post built by Ltc. [[Edward Nicolls]], a British Royal Marine, during the [[War of 1812]] with the intent of recruiting Indian allies. Under the British the post was known as the [[British Post]] and [[Fort Nicolls]]. The [[War of 1812]] ended a few months after the fort was established and the British left the fort early in 1815. The fully equipped fort was left to 300 escaped slaves and some 30 Seminole and Choctaw Indians. The fort became known as the [[Negro Fort]] and served as a gathering point for escaped slaves. | ||
On 17 Jul 1816 the [[Negro Fort]] fired upon a passing U.S. Naval Force and four Americans were Killed. This action triggered an attack on the fort by U.S. Forces who succeeded in blowing up the magazine in the fort. The destruction of the fort was almost complete and most of the defenders were killed by the blast or by Creek Indian allies of the U.S. forces, surviving ex-slaves were returned to slavery. | |||
==[[U.S. Civil War]]== | ==[[U.S. Civil War]]== | ||
Revision as of 17:48, 12 February 2010
Fort Gadsden (1818-1821) - First established in 1818 as Fort Apalachicola by Lt. James Gadsden, U.S. Engineer Corps on the site of earlier forts, British Post, Fort Nichols and Negro Fort. Later renamed Fort Gadsden after Lt. James Gadsden who rebuilt the Fort. Abandoned in 1821.
Fort Gadsden History
Earlier Fortifications
The original fortification at this location was a British post built by Ltc. Edward Nicolls, a British Royal Marine, during the War of 1812 with the intent of recruiting Indian allies. Under the British the post was known as the British Post and Fort Nicolls. The War of 1812 ended a few months after the fort was established and the British left the fort early in 1815. The fully equipped fort was left to 300 escaped slaves and some 30 Seminole and Choctaw Indians. The fort became known as the Negro Fort and served as a gathering point for escaped slaves.
On 17 Jul 1816 the Negro Fort fired upon a passing U.S. Naval Force and four Americans were Killed. This action triggered an attack on the fort by U.S. Forces who succeeded in blowing up the magazine in the fort. The destruction of the fort was almost complete and most of the defenders were killed by the blast or by Creek Indian allies of the U.S. forces, surviving ex-slaves were returned to slavery.
U.S. Civil War
Part of Fort Gadsden State Historic Site, Franklin County, Florida
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Location: Fort Gadsden State Historic Site, Franklin County, Florida. Maps & Images Lat: 29.941389 Long: -85.0125 |
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 168-169
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