Fort Jesup

Fort Jesup (1822-1846) - A U.S. Army post established in May 1822 as Cantonment Jesup in present day Sabine Parish, Louisiana. Named Fort Jesup on 3 Jun 1833 after Brigadier General Thomas Sidney Jesup, "Father of the Modern Quartermaster Corps". Abandoned in 1846. Fort Jesup Main Building. Fort Jesup History Established in May 1822 to protect the then U.S. - Spanish border and used as a staging area for U.S. troops operating in Mexico after Texas Revolution (1835-1836). The post was abandoned in Jan 1846 as the frontier moved further west and Texas became a state (1845). All the improvements were put up for public sale. Fort Jesup Partial Commanders List (edit list) Assumed Relieved Rank Name Cullum Notes 1822 1823 Lt. Colonel Taylor, Zachery N/A 7th U.S. Infantry 1823 1831 Lt. Colonel Many, James B. N/A 7th U.S. Infantry 1831 1834 Brig. General Leavenworth, Henry N/A 3rd U.S. Infantry 1834 1840 Lt. Colonel Many, James B. N/A 3rd U.S. Infantry 1840 1841 Captain Morrison, P. N/A 4th U.S. Infantry 1841 1842 Lt. Colonel Many, James B. N/A 3rd U.S. Infantry 1842 1845 Colonel Twiggs, David E. N/A 2nd U.S. Dragoons Dates are formatted in yyyy-mm-dd to sort correctly. The Cullum Number is the graduation order from the United States Military Academy by year and class rank and links to a page for the officer on the website version of the Cullum Register. Listings without a Cullum Number indicate that the person was not a graduate of the United States Military Academy. Current Status Fort Jesup State Historic Site, reconstructed Officer's Quarters/Museum. The Officer's Quarters/Museum was closed because of budget constraints. The kitchen was the only remaining original building. Flush mounted stone markers identify the locations of other missing buildings. {"selectable":false,"width":"500"} Location: Fort Jesup State Historic Site, Sabine Parish, Louisiana. Maps & Images Lat: 31.612244 Long: -93.401839 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: 417' 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 341 Links: North American Forts - Fort Jesup Fort Jesup State Historic Site Visited: 8 Apr 2016