Fort Clinch (3)

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Fort Clinch (3) (1822-1834) - A U.S. Army post established in 1822, during the First Seminole War, as Cantonment Clinch. Located in present day Brownsville, Escambia County, Florida. Named for Duncan L. Clinch, colonel of the Fourth Infantry Regiment which built it.

Fort Clinch (3) History

Established in 1822 by nine companies of the 4th U.S. Infantry.

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North American Forts
The building of Cantonment Clinch (in A Historical Sketch of the Fourth Infantry from 1796 to 1861, by James A. Leyden, 1891)

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