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== {{PAGENAME}} History == | == {{PAGENAME}} History == | ||
Established on an estate formerly known as "Cureton" owned by Colonel [[John D. McLermore]] near Itla Bena, Mississippi. Colonel McLemore furnished meat and corn to feed the troops. | |||
== Current Status == | == Current Status == | ||
Fort Loring, Leflore County, Mississippi | Fort Loring, Leflore County, Mississippi | ||
Revision as of 17:26, 22 December 2011
Fort Loring (1862-1863) - A Confederate post established in 1862 by General William W. Loring in Leflore County, Mississippi. Abandoned in 1863.
Fort Loring History
Established on an estate formerly known as "Cureton" owned by Colonel John D. McLermore near Itla Bena, Mississippi. Colonel McLemore furnished meat and corn to feed the troops.
Current Status
Fort Loring, Leflore County, Mississippi
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Location: Fort Loring, Leflore County, Mississippi. Maps & Images Lat: 33.506787 Long: -90.2514726 |
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 445
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