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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1822-1871) - First established in 1822 as the [[ | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1822-1871) - First established in 1822 as the [[Third System Fort]], [[Fort at Chef Menteur]], completed in 1827. Located in Orleans Parish, Louisiana. Renamed [[Fort Wood]] in 1827 for Ltc. [[Eleazer Derby Wood]]. Renamed [[Fort Macomb]] in 1851 after MG [[Alexander Macomb]], veteran of the [[War of 1812]]. Abandoned in 1871. | ||
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== {{PAGENAME}} History == | == {{PAGENAME}} History == | ||
Originally designed as a [[ | {{HDMississippi}} | ||
== [[U.S. Civil War]] == | |||
Originally designed as a [[Third System Fort]] and as a companion to [[Fort Pike]]. Like [[Fort Pike]], the fort was designed as a triangular masonry fort with an arc of gun casemates facing a water passage. A single story citadel in the center of the fort served as a barracks and as a refuge of last resort should the walls be breached. The other buildings inside the walls included officer's quarters and service buildings. The land side of the fort was protected by a system of moats protecting three pointed bastions that provided protective flanking fire. | |||
== [[U.S. Civil War]] (1861-1865) == | |||
Occupied by Confederate forces 14 Jan 1861 before the start of the [[U.S. Civil War]]. Recaptured by Union forces 18 Aug 1862 and garrisoned by them until closed in 1871. | Occupied by Confederate forces 14 Jan 1861 before the start of the [[U.S. Civil War]]. Recaptured by Union forces 18 Aug 1862 and garrisoned by them until closed in 1871. | ||
== Current Status == | == Current Status == | ||
Fort Macomb State Historical Site, Louisiana. Damaged by Hurricane Katrina and closed to the public. | Fort Macomb State Historical Site, Orleans Parish, Louisiana. Damaged by Hurricane Katrina and closed to the public. | ||
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'''Location:''' Fort Macomb, Louisiana. | '''Location:''' Fort Macomb, Orleans Parish, Louisiana. | ||
{{Mapit-US-cityscale|30.0647222|-89.8038889}} | {{Mapit-US-cityscale|30.0647222|-89.8038889}} | ||
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'''Sources:''' | '''Sources:''' | ||
* {{Roberts}}, page 343 | * {{Roberts}}, page 343 | ||
* | * {{Weaver}}, page 179-196 | ||
'''Links:''' | '''Links:''' | ||
* [http://www.northamericanforts.com/East/ladelta.html#macomb North American Forts - Fort Macomb] | * [http://www.northamericanforts.com/East/ladelta.html#macomb North American Forts - Fort Macomb] | ||
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Macomb Wikipedia - Fort Macomb] | |||
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[[Category:Louisiana All]] | [[Category:Louisiana All]] | ||
[[Category:Louisiana Forts]] | [[Category:Louisiana Forts]] | ||
[[Category:Coastal Fort]] | |||
[[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]] | [[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
[[Category:Louisiana Orleans Parish]] | |||
[[Category:Harbor Defense of the Mississippi]] | |||
[[Category:Deteriorating]] | [[Category:Deteriorating]] | ||
[[Category:Third System Forts]] | [[Category:Third System Forts]] | ||
[[Category:U.S. Civil War Forts]] | [[Category:U.S. Civil War Forts]] | ||
Revision as of 19:22, 20 May 2011
Fort Macomb (1) (1822-1871) - First established in 1822 as the Third System Fort, Fort at Chef Menteur, completed in 1827. Located in Orleans Parish, Louisiana. Renamed Fort Wood in 1827 for Ltc. Eleazer Derby Wood. Renamed Fort Macomb in 1851 after MG Alexander Macomb, veteran of the War of 1812. Abandoned in 1871.
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Fort Macomb (1) History
Part of the Harbor Defense of the Mississippi.
Originally designed as a Third System Fort and as a companion to Fort Pike. Like Fort Pike, the fort was designed as a triangular masonry fort with an arc of gun casemates facing a water passage. A single story citadel in the center of the fort served as a barracks and as a refuge of last resort should the walls be breached. The other buildings inside the walls included officer's quarters and service buildings. The land side of the fort was protected by a system of moats protecting three pointed bastions that provided protective flanking fire.
U.S. Civil War (1861-1865)
Occupied by Confederate forces 14 Jan 1861 before the start of the U.S. Civil War. Recaptured by Union forces 18 Aug 1862 and garrisoned by them until closed in 1871.
Current Status
Fort Macomb State Historical Site, Orleans Parish, Louisiana. Damaged by Hurricane Katrina and closed to the public.
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Location: Fort Macomb, Orleans Parish, Louisiana. Maps & Images Lat: 30.0647222 Long: -89.8038889 |
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 343
- 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 179-196
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