Indiana Frontier Forts Prior to 1902

Branch Fort, Indiana – In Gibson County; now town of that name.

Carrington Camp, Indiana – At Indianapolis.
Clark Fort. Indiana – Opposite Louisville, Ky.
Crown Hill National Cemetery, Indiana – At Jeffersonville.

Dumont Camp, Indiana – Near Indianapolis

Harrison, Fort, Indiana – Near Terre Haute.
Holt Joe Camp, Indiana – At Jeffersonville.

Jeffersonville Quartermaster Depot, Indiana – At Jeffersonville.
Joe Holt Camp, Indiana – At Jeffersonville.

Knox Fort, Indiana – At Vincennes.

Marion Branch National Military Home, Indiana – Grant County.
Meigs Fort, Indiana – At the rapids of the Maumee.
Morton Camp, Indiana – Near Indianapolis.
Mount Camp, Indiana – At Indianapolis.

New Albany National Cemetery, Indiana – At New Albany.
Noble Camp, Indiana – Near New Albany.

Ohio Falls Fort at, Indiana – Opposite Louisville, KentucKentucky
Ouatanon or Oulatenon or Ouachtanon Fort, Indiana – On Wabash River, near Lafayette.

Reynolds Joe Camp, Indiana – Near Indianapolis.
Ritner Fort, Indiana – Lawrence County; now town of that name.

Sackville Fort, Indiana – At Vincennes.
St. Vincent Fort, Indiana – At Vincennes.
Shanks Camp, Indiana – At Indianapolis.
Sherman, Camp, Indiana – At Jeffersonville.
Sullivan Camp, Indiana – Near Indianapolis.

Vajen, Camp, Indiana – At Indianapolis.
Vigo Camp, Indiana – At Terre Haute.
Van Buren General Hospital, Louisianna – At Millikens Bend.

Wayne Fort, Indiana – On Maumee River; present site of town of that name.
Wabash Fort, Indiana – Mouth of Wabash River.


Topics:
Forts, History,

Collection:
War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Returns Division. List of Military Posts Etc. Established in the United States from its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time. Washington: Government Printing Office. 1902.

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