Idaho Military Forts




Alphabetical list of forts, reservations, blockhouses, named camps, National and State Homes for soldiers, national cemeteries, etc., in Idaho from its earliest settlement to date.

Many of the forts and structures named were erected by the early settlers for their own protection, and all vestige of them has now disappeared. The exact locations of many are not positively known at the present day, but reference is made to them in State histories, State papers, etc. Those in bold-faced type are now occupied by troops or are under the control of the War Department.(does not apply) The data available for consultation are known to be incomplete, and may be erroneous in some instances.

Boise, Fort or Barracks, Idaho at Boise City.
Boise (old fort), Fort, Idaho, on Snake River.
Buford, Camp, Idaho, on the Bureau River near its junction with Snake River.

Coeur d' Alene, Fort, Idaho Name changed to Fort Sherman.
Colfax Camp, Idaho Ada County.
Conner, Camp, Idaho near Soda Springs.

Hall, Fort, Idaho on Snake River, in Lincoln Valley.
Henry, Fort, Idaho on Henry Branch of Snake River.
Howard, Camp, Idaho Three-mile Creek, 2 miles from Mount Idaho.

Lander, Camp, Idaho on Snake Creek.
Lapwai, Fort, Idaho on Lapwai River, 12 miles from Lewiston.
Lyon, Camp, Idaho On north fork of Jordan Creek.
Lemhi, Fort, Idaho on Salmon River, Lemhi County; now town of that name.

Malade, Fort, Idaho Malade River.
Mount Idaho, reservation at, Idaho.

Osborne, Camp, Idaho at Osburn.
Owyhee River, Camp, Idaho opposite Fort Boise.

Reed, Camp, Idaho on Snake River.

Sherman, Fort, Idaho at Coeur d'Alene; first called Fort Coeur d'Alene.
Stevenson, Camp, Idaho at Boise City.

Three Forks Owyhee, Camp, Idaho on Owyhee River; first called Camp Winthrop.

Wallace, Camp, Idaho in Alturas County.
Wardner, Camp, Idaho at Kellogg.
Winthrop, Camp, Idaho Name changed to Camp Three Forks Owyhee.

Historic Military Forts

Source: Historical Register and Dictionary of the United States Army, Volume 2, by Francis B. Heitman, Government Printing Office, 1903.




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