ToDo - Bill Thayer
March 9
- Around Pensacola: Batteries LINCOLN, CAMERON, and TOTTEN; Battery SCOTT within firing range of Fort McRee. In the Bearss article, "Civil War Operations in and around Pensacola" (BITLY: BearssPensacola).
March 8
- Fort DONELSON of the famous battle. In TN.
- Fort TAYLOR, WA mentioned (in 1858) in BITLY Cullum933
- In BITLY Cullum6284: "Camp Zachary Taylor, Ky., student officer at Field Artillery School, Oct. 1, 1919, to July 20, 1920"
March 7
- Fort NELSON:
- in VA part of, or near, the defenses of Norfolk ▸ BITLY: Cullum7, 17, 168, 169, 222, 295
- in KY not far from Louisville ▸ BITLY: MAELCN5
- Fort PICKERING: at or near Chickasaw Bluffs: longish article (with a Fort PIKE), Bedford's Tour, Appendix E. Note that the 1st "Fort ADAMS" mentioned in that article was the earlier name of that Fort Pickering; it's only the second "Fort Adams" mentioned that is your Fort Adams (3)
- Fort STEPHENSON: War of 1812, someone named Proctor attacked it but failed — BITLY: Cullum17.
- Fort UNION, NM: 125 mentions in Cullum, nearly all of them 1851‑1866, but outliers 1871 and 1886.
March 6
- Fort NASSAU, at least three of them, established by the Dutch:
- One on Manhattan([HAHR 4:601])
- another on the Delaware River ([PHMB 33:4]; [Fiske, The Dutch and Quaker Colonies in America, Chapter 5, pp129 ff.] (Beaver Road Fort); action by the English, [Fiske, Chapter 6, p141]; [Fiske, Chapter 8, p207]; BITLY: MACPRI 8)
- another at Albany ([Fiske, The Dutch and Quaker Colonies in America, Chapter 4, p93]; [Fiske, Chapter 10, p28])
- Fort FISHER, at least two more: in NC (important battle in 1865) and in VA near Petersburg, involved in action against Lee's last days on the way to Appomattox.
- Forts GREGG (2) — your slot's been prepared — and Forts WELCH and BALDWIN, both VA also very near Petersburg, same action as the preceding. BITLY: 4FREREL4.
- Fort CONGER. Mentioned on my site just once, in connection of course with Arctic exploration. Wickedpedia has an article. BITLY: USNavy24WPT.
March 5
- In [Cullum 614] and [Cullum 888] a Fort Croghan, Iowa is mentioned in 1842‑43; no details.
- In [Cullum 575] and [Cullum 984] a Fort Sandford, IA is mentioned, also in 1842‑43; no details. ▸ This may well be the same as Fort Sanford, for which I have fairly full information onsite at [The Opening of the Des Moines Valley to Settlement, Part 2]; it's also mentioned in [Ch. 12 of Ioway to Iowa] and in passing in [Cullum 839].
- In [Cullum 1318] I find a Fort Ripley, Kan.
- In [Cullum 1139] Fort Gaines is specifically said to be "near Fort Ripley". ▸ ?? <== I think they are the same Fort Gaines was renamed Fort Ripley on 4 Nov 1850.
- ▸ Then why would he write "Ft. Gaines near Ft. Ripley"?
March 4
- Camp Jackson, Mo. probably the same one, appears several times as captured by the Union in 1861.
- I also find a Camp Jackson in Gayarre's History of Louisiana, [(V.11)], in that State during the War of 1812, in connection with Gen. Jackson himself.
- Fort Barnwell in Florida: "was engaged against the Seminole Indians in Defense of Ft. Barnwell (Volusia), Apr. 12, 1836". [11],
On Deck
- Fort Pillow 5 links in Cullum, 3 elsewhere, reloaded. (needs expansion)
In Progress
A systematic check of Cullum, starting with Cullum 1. Last one checked this way: 32, March 9.
- Craney Island Fort - expanding history
- Fort Fisher (2) - expanding history
Completed
- Camp Jackson, I.T. [not the one that became Fort Jackson (4)] is mentioned twice in Cullum in the year 1833: - Added Camp Jackson (2) Link to Fort Gibson
- Fort Union (3) - added
- Camp Atkinson (2) - added
- Fort Henry (5), Tennessee: a Confederate fort prominent in the struggle to control the Mississippi, 1862; battle fought there. On being captured by the Union, it was renamed Fort Foote (2). (create pages)
- Fort Jackson (4) - added