To The Soldiers Of Fort King George

To the Soldiers of Fort King George

who gave their lives in defense of

the Southern English Frontier in

America during the occupation of

this little outpost from 1721 to 1727

and were buried upon this bluff. Fort

King George, built on the low ground

200 ...

The Patriots Lay Siege to the Star Fort

May 22-June 18, 1781

"Our success is very doubtful."

General Nathanael Greene

May 23, 1781

General Greene entrusted Colonel Thaddeus Kosciuszko with the task of creating siegeworks -- a system of trenches -- that would allow his men to approach and capture the Star ...

The Camels of Fort Tejon

In 1856 the U.S. Army started an experiment using camel for supply transport in the southwest. The camels proved ill suited to the American southwest.

In November 1859 a civilian contractor turned over 28 camels to the Army at Fort Tejon.

The ...

The Siege of Fort Mifflin

November 10 to 15, 1777

Report from the British Side:

Journal of Captain John Montresor

November 10th: We expressed our batteries against Mud Island Fort, the whole consisting of two 12 pounders, six 24 pounders, guns and one 13 inch ...

Forts on the Kennebec River

Since before Columbus discovered the New World, the Kennebec River has been the scene of settlement and conflict. While Fort Halifax represents the most northern military outpost in the region, it is only one of more than twenty forts that ...

The Casement: Key to a Fort's Design

Like most other masonry forts built in the United States during the middle 1800s, Fort Popham is made up of a series of casements. These are large enclosed spaces with high, arched ceilings and places for cannons to fire through ...

Fort Popham: Guardian of the Kennebec

Fort Popham is a Third System style granite fort built by the U.S. War Department beginning in 1862. Modifications were made and the fort was used again in the Spanish American War and in World War 1. Another fort, probably ...

Site of The French Lick Fort

This hotel stands on the site of the French Lick Fort maintained as a Government Station - as a protection from Indians until about 1815.

Marker can be reached from State Road 56.

Courtesy hmdb.org

The Cavalry Charge at Fort Collier

September 19, 1864

The shocking impact of the great charge and capture of Fort Collier unhinged Early’s entire line of battle. Confederate troops streamed south through the streets of Winchester, Confederate artillery continued firing from Star Fort, slowing the Federal pursuit; ...

“The fort and garrison, with Col. Johnson, are ours.”

You are now inside the remains of the Upper Works. Within 15 minutes of each other, the two columns of American Light Infantry converged on the flanks of these fortifications. Lieutenant Colonel Francois de Fleury, a French engineer and professional ...