Site of Fort Winnebago

1828 — 1845

Surrender of Red Bird

Noted Winnebago Chief

1827

Erected by

Wau-Bun Chapter

Daughters

of the

American Revolution

1924

Marker is on State Highway 33 0.2 miles west of County Highway F, on the left when traveling east.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Fort Winnebago Surgeons' Quarters

Home of Army Surgeons 1834 - 1845

Occupied by Francis LeRoy before 1828

Restored by Wisconsin Society,

Daughters of the American Revolution

1954

Marker can be reached from East Cook Street (State Highway 33) 0.1 miles west of County Highway F, on the left when ...

Fort Winnebago

In the autumn of 1828 a permanent fort was built on this site by the First Regiment of the United States Infantry under the command of Maj. David E. Twiggs, later a general in the Confederate Army. The fort was ...