New York Military Forts




Alphabetical list of forts, reservations, blockhouses, named camps, National and State Homes for soldiers, national cemeteries, etc., in New York 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.

Albany, Fort, New York, on Hudson River, near present site of Albany.
Alven, Fort, New York, in Cherry Valley.
Amsterdam, Fort, New York, at New York City.
Andaraque, Fort, New York, on Lake Champlain.
Anill, Fort, New York at New York City.
Ann, Fort, New York on Wood Creek, in Washington County; now town of that name.
Anthony Nose, works at, New York.
Anne, Fort, Rhode Island at Newport, on Goat Island.
Arnold, Fort, New York at West Point.
Astoria, battery at, New York, on Long Island.
Au Fer, Fort, New York, on Lake Champlain.
Aurenea, Fort, New York, at Albany.
Ayres, Battery, New York, at Fort Wadsworth.

Bacon, Battery, New York, at Fort Wadsworth.
Badlam's Battery, New York, in New York City.
Baker, Battery, New York, at Fort Totten.
Barbette Battery, New York New York City.
Barbour, Battery, New York at Fort Wadsworth.
Barlow, Battery, New York at Fort H. G. Wright.
Barry, Battery, New York at Fort Wadsworth.
Bartletts Point, battery at, New York on French Creek.
Batterskill, camp on the, New York
Bayards Hill, battery at, New York New York City.
Bedloes Island, fort on, New York Now Fort Wood.
Beecher, Battery, New York At Fort Schuyler.
Beekmans Slip, redoubt at, New York New York City.
Bell, Battery, New York at Fort Schuyler.
Bemis Heights, fortifications at, New York on Hudson River, near Stillwater.
Bender, Fort, New York at Rochester.
Benjamin, Battery, New York at Fort Michie.
Black, Camp, New York at Hempsted.
Black Rock, fort at, New York at Buffalo; now Fort Porter.
Blackwells Island, fort on, New York Fort Maxey.
Bloomingdale, Fort, New York at Bloomingdale.
Bloomingdale, Fort, New York at Bloomingdale.
Blockhouse Point, blockhouse at, New York.
Boswick, blockhouses at, New York on Long Island.
Box, Fort, New York at Brooklyn.
Boyds Island, blockhouse on, New York.
Bradford, Battery, New York at Fort Terry.
Brewington, or Brewerton, fort, New York. On Lake Oneida.
Broadway Barracks, New York, New York City.
Brown, Harvey, Battery, New York See Harvey Brown.
Brown, Fort, New York Near Plattsburg.
Buffalo Barracks, New York at Buffalo.
Buffalo, fort at, New York Fort Porter.
Bulls Ferry, blockhouse at, New York on North River.
Bull, Fort, New York on Wood Creek, 2 miles from Rome.
Bunker Hill, Fort, New York New York City.
Buns Hill, battery at, New York near Fort Constitution, at West Point.
Burgoyne, Camp, New York at Saratoga.
Burke, Battery, New York at Fort Hamilton.
Burlings Slip, fort at, New York City
Burnet, Fort, New York at Oswego.
Bute, Fort, New York Near Fort Stanwix, at Rome.
Butterfield, Battery, New York at Fort H. G. Wright.

Cahaniaga, or Caughnawaga, Fort, New York.
Caldwell, fort at, New York Fort William Henry.
Cahunke, Fort, North Carolina, 40 miles southwest of Snowhill.
Canagora, Fort, New York on Mohawk River.
Canajohara, Fort, New York Same as Canagora.
Canby, Camp, New York in New York City.
Cannatchocari, Fort, New York on Mohawk River.
Capsey, Battery, New York at New York City.
Carillon, Fort, New York on Lake George. (See Ticonderoga.)
Castle Garden, camp at in New York City.
Castle Island, fort on, New York near Albany; Fort Nassau.
Castle Williams, New York on Governors Island.
Chain, Battery, New York at Highlands, West Point.
Charles, Fort, New York at Kingsbridge.
Chatterton Hill, batteries on, New York New York City.
Chauncey, Fort, New York at Sacket Harbor.
Chemung, Camp, New York at Elmira.
Chenectedi, Fort, New York See Fort Corlar, Schenectady.
Chonaguen, Fort, New York Now Fort Oswego.
Claverack, Fort, New York.
Clinton, Castle, New York at New York City; now known as Castle Garden.
Clinton, Fort, New York at West Point.
Clinton, Battery, New York at Fort H. G. Wright.
Clyde, Fort, New York Freys Bush, 2 miles southwest of Fort Plain.
Cobble Hill, Fort, New York at Brooklyn.
Cobbleskill, blockhouse at, New York.
Cock Hill, Fort, New York at New York City.
Coenties Battery, New York New York City.
Columbus, Fort, New York on Governors Island.
Conogohery, fort at, New York Fort Rensselaer.
Constitution, Fort, New York on the Hudson River, opposite West Point.
Cork Screw, Fort, New York on Long Island; name changed to Fort Swift.
Corlaers Hook, fort at, New York.
Couty, Fort, New York at mouth of Niagara River.
Covington, Fort, New York Franklin County; now town of that name.
Cox Hill, Redoubt, New York at New York City.
Cralo, Fort, New York on Hudson River, above Albany.
Craven, Fort, New York in Oneida County.
Crown Point, battery at, New York at Corlears Hook, New York City.
Crown Point, fort at, New York Fort Frederick, on Lake Champlain.
Cumberland Head, works at, New York.
Cummings, Redoubt, New York on Long Island, near Brooklyn.
Cuyler's Sugarhouse, magazine at, New York, New York City.
Cypress Hills National Cemetery, New York, at Brooklyn.

Dalghton, Fort, New York Possibly intended for Fort Dayton.
Danube, Fort, New York a stockade fort.
Davids Island, Depot, etc., New York Now Fort Slocum.
Dayton, Fort, New York on Mohawk River, at Herkimer.
DeCamp General Hospital, New York on Davids Island.
Defiance, Fort, New York at Red Hook.
Defiance, Fort, New York Opposite Ticonderoga.
Delancy, Fort, New York on Bergen Neck.
Delphi, fortifications at, New York.
Denonville, Fort, New York near Niagara Falls.
Diamond, Fort, New York now Fort Lafayette.
Dix, Battery, New York at Fort Wadsworth.
Dobbs Ferry, fort at, New York on the Hudson River.
Doubleday Battery, New York at Fort Hamilton.
Do-ve-gat, Camp, New York at Coveville.
Duane, Battery, New York at Fort Wadsworth.
Du Boise, Fort, New York at Catskill.
Dutchess, Camp, New York at Poughkeepsie.
Dutton, Battery, New York at Fort H. G. Wright.

East, Fort, New York near Oswego.
East Bank, fort at, New York New York Harbor.
Edward, Fort, New York on Hudson River, at mouth of Edward Creek, Washington County; now town of that name.
Ellisburg, fortifications at, New York.
Emory Upton, Battery, New York at Fort Wadsworth.
Ellis Island, fort on, New York Fort Gibson.
Esopus, fort at, New York.

Fayette, Fort, New York at Verplanck Point, 3 miles below Peekskill.
Fireman, Fort, New York at Brooklyn.
Fish, Fort, New York on Manhattan Island at Harlem.
Fish Creek, fort at, New York at Saratoga Springs.
Fishers Island, fort on, New York Fort H. G. Wright.
Fishkill Barracks, New York at Fishkill.
Flatbush, redoubt at, New York.
Fly Slip, breastworks at, New York, New York City.
Fordham Heights, camp at New York.
Four Mile Point, Camp, New York near Ticonderoga.
Franklin, Fort, New York on Long Island, at Lloyds Neck.
Fraser, Battery, New York at Fort Slocum.
Frederick, Fort, New York at Albany.
Frederick, Fort, New York at Crownpoint.
French's Mills, Post, New York on Sand River, Franklin County.
French's Creek, Fort, New York at Oswego.

Gage, Fort, New York on Lake George.
Gaines, Fort, New York at Plattsburg.
Gaines, Fort, New York at West Point.
Gansevoort. Battery, New York at Fort Schuyler.
Gansevoort, Fort, New York New York City, at foot of Twelfth and Gansevoort streets.
Gardiners Bay, fort at, New York on Long Island Sound.
George, Fort, New York at New York City.
George, Fort, New York on Long Island.
George, Fort, New York at Oswego.
German Flats, forts on, New York Forts Dayton, Herkimer, and Stanwix.
Gibson, Fort, New York on Ellis Island.
Gillmore Battery, New York at Fort Hamilton.
Governors Island, fornications on, New York Fort Columbus and Castle Williams.
Gowanus Bay, redoubts at, New York.
Graham, Battery, New York at Fort Totten.
Grand Battery, New York at Bowling Green.
Grant, Camp, New York in New York City.
Grant General Hospital, New York at Willets Point.
Great Gull Island, fort on, New York Fort Michie.
Greene, Fort, New York at Brooklyn.
Greenburg, Camp, New York at Tarrytown.
Greenbush, cantonment at, New York
Grenadier Battery, New York at New York City.
Griffin, Battery, New York at Fort Hamilton.
Guenther, Camp, New York at the Exposition Grounds, Buffalo, 1901.

Half Moon post, New York 14 miles above Stillwater.
Halletts Point, fort at, New York Fort Stevens.
Halt Mond, Fort, New York.
Hamilton, Fort, New York New York Harbor, at the Narrows.
Hardin, Camp, New York at Sand Lake.
Hardy, Fort, New York Hudson River, Schuylerville.
Hareniger, Fort, New York Same as Fort Herkimer.
Harkeman or Harkimer, Fort, New York Same as Fort Herkimer.
Harlem Heights, fort at, New York at New York City.
Harrison, Fort, New York North of Mohawk River, near Stone Arabia.
Harts or Hart Island depot, New York New York Harbor.
Harvey Brown, Battery, New York at Fort Hamilton.
Haskin, Battery, New York at Fort Slocum.
Havenger or Haveniger, Fort, New York Same as Fort Herkimer.
Havers Island, fortifications on, New York at mouth of the Mohawk River.
Hazzard, Battery, New York at Fort Schuyler.
Hell Gate, defenses of, New York on East River.
Hempstead, camp at, New York on Long Island; Camp Black.
Hendrick, Fort, New York on Mohawk River, 30 miles below Herkimer.
Henry, Fort, New York on Lake George.
Herkimer, Fort, New York on Mohawk River, at Herkimer.
H. G. Wright, Fort, New York on Fishers Island, eastern entrance to Long Island.
Highlands, fortifications on, New York on Hudson River.
Hill, Fort, New York at Auburn.
Hill, Fort, New York at Buffalo.
Hill, Fort, New York at Elmira.
Hill, Fort, New York in Genesee County.
Hill, Fort, New York in Highland County; now town of that name.
Hope, Fort, New York.
Horn, Fort, New York near Bloomingdale.
Horns Hook, battery at, New York New York City; Battery Thompson.
Hunter, Fort, New York on Mohawk River, at mouth of Schoharie Creek, Montgomery County; now town of that name.
Howe, Fort, New York on Lake Champlain, near Ticonderoga.
Howe, Camp, New York Scarsdale, Westchester County.
Hubert Street, Battery, New York, New York City.
Hudson, Battery, New York at Fort Wadsworth, on Staten Island.
Hunt Barracks, New York at New York City.

Independence, Fort, New York on Hudson River, near Peekskill.
Independence, Fort, New York on Tetards Hill, between Kings Bridge and Yonkers.
Independent Battery, New York at New York City.
Indian Fort, New York.
Ingoldsby, Fort, New York on Hudson River, in Saratoga County.
Ira Harris General Hospital, New York at Albany.
Irondequoit, Fort, New York Lake Ontario, at mouth of Irondequoit Bay.
Ironsides, Camp, New York on Staten Island.
Iroquois, Fort, New York.
Island Point, fort at, New York on Lake Champlain.

Jackson, Fort, New York in St. Lawrence County; now town of that name.
James, Fort, New York at New York City.
Jay, Fort, New York on Governors Island; present site of Fort Columbus.
Jefferson Barracks, New York
Jefferson, Fort, New York
Jeffreys Hook, battery at, New York.
Jersey, Battery, New York New York City, near North River, between Reade and Duane streets.
Jersey, Fort, New York at Port Jervis.
Johnson, Fort, New York on Mohawk River, about 3 miles west of Amsterdam.
Johnstown, Fort, New York in Schoharie County.
Jones Hill, battery at, New York New York City.

Kasonda, Fort, New York Same as Fort Onondaga.
Keene, Fort, New York.
Keifer, Camp, New York At Troy.
Kelly, Battery, New York at Fort Terry.
Kentucky, Fort, New York Near Sacket Harbor.
Keyser, Fort, New York In Montgomery County.
Kienuka, Fort, New York Near Lewiston; Indian fort.
Kinderhook, forts at, New York.
King, Fort, New York
King, Battery, New York at Fort Totten.
Kings Bridge, fort at, New York Fort Independence.
Kinney, Battery, New York at Fort Slocum.
Kniphausen, Fort, New York On Manhattan Island.
Kouari, Fort, New York on Mohawk River, near German Flats; afterwards known as Fort Herkimer.

Ladies' Home General Hospital at New York City.
Lafayette, Fort, New York in New York Harbor, at the Narrows; first called Fort Diamond.
Lafayette, Fort, New York At Verplancks Point, on the Hudson River, opposite Stonypoint.
Laight, Fort, New York at New York City, on the heights northwest of the present Central Park.
La Motte Island, fort on, New York on Lake Champlain; Fort St. Anne.
La Presentation, Fort, New York At Ogdensburg.
La Rigolle, Fort, New York.
Laurel Hill, battery on, New York New York City.
Lawrence, Fort, New York at Brooklyn.
Les Sables, Fort, New York on Niagara River.
Lewis, Fort, New York.
Lloyd Neck, fort at, New York on Long Island.
Lower Fort, New York in Schoharie Valley.
Lydius, or Lydus, Fort, New York On Orange River.
Lyman, Fort, New York on Hudson River, near Lake George; afterwards called Fort Edward.

McDougall General Hospital, New York at Fort Schuyler.
McDougall, Battery, New York New York City, near Trinity Church.
McGowans Pass, fortifications at, New York.
McKean, Fort, New York 56 miles west of Albany.
Madison Barracks, New York at Sacket Harbor.
Mahan Battery, New York at Fort Totten.
Maine, Camp, New York in New York City.
Manhattan Island, forts on, New York.
Manhattanville, redoubts at, New York.
Marcy, Fort, New York
Masonic, Redoubt, New York at Brooklyn.
Maxey, Fort, New York on Blackwells Island.
Meigs, Fort, New York.
Michie, Fort, New York on Great Gull Island, 12 miles from New London, Connecticut.
Middle Ground, fort on, New York New York Harbor.
Minnisink, Fort, New York in Orange County.
Mike, Fort, New York at Point Lobos, San Francisco Harbor.
Miller, Fort, New York Washington County; now town of that name.
Millrock, fort at, New York In the middle of East River, at the mouth of Harlem River.
Mohawk Castle, Fort, New York at Danube
Mohawk River, camp on, New York At mouth of Mohawk.
Mohican, Fort, New York near Manhattan.
Montgomery, Fort, New York on Hudson River, 6 miles below West Point.
Montgomery, Fort, New York at Rouses Point.
Moon Battery, New York.
Moreau, Fort, New York near Plattaburg.
Morton, Battery, New York on Staten Island, at Fort Wadsworth.
Moses Creek, camp at, New York Hudson River, 5 miles from Fort Edward.
Mount Defiance, Fort, New York near Ticonderoga.
Mount Hope, Battery, New York at Mount Hope.
Mount Independence, fort on, New York near Lake Champlain.
Mount Independence, fort on, New York Fort Putnam, at West Point.
Mud, Fort, New York at Sacket Harbor.

Nassau, Fort, New York on Castle Island, Hudson River.
Neck, Fort, New York On Long Island.
Negro, Fort, New York In southeast part of State.
Neilson, Fort, New York Near Bemis Heights.
Newport, Fort, New York near Mohawk River.
Newton, Fort, New York On Staten Island, at Fort Wadsworth.
Newtown, fort at, New York
New Utrecht Point, fort at, New York
New York Arsenal, New York on Governors Island.
New York State Soldiers' Home, Bath and Oxford, New York.
Niagara, Fort, New York at mouth of Niagara, 1 mile from Youngstown.
Nicholson, Fort, New York on Hudson River, near Lake George, supposed to be same as Fort Edward.
North, Battery, New York at Fort Michie.
North Castle, fortifications, New York.
North Cliff, Battery, New York.
North River, battery on, New York New York City.
Nutter's Battery, New York Near McGowans Pass.

Oblong Redoubt, New York near West Point.
Oneida, fort at, New York Fort Bull.
Ontario, Fort, New York at Oswego, on site of old Fort Pepperell.
Onyades, Fort, New York.
Orange (1), Fort, New York at Bowling Green.
Orange (2), Fort, New York at Albany.
Osao, Fort, New York at Auburn.
Oswegatchie, Fort, New York Near Ogdensburg.
Oswego, Fort, New York present site of Fort Ontario; originally Fort Pepperell.
Ox, Fort, New York near source of Allegheny.
Oyster Bay, cantonment at, New York on Long Island.
Oyster Island Battery, New York on Ellis Island.

Palmer Battery, New York At Fort Michie.
Paris, Fort, New York at Stone Arabia, Mohawk Valley.
Pecks Slip, redoubt at, New York New York City.
Pepperell, Fort, New York Present site of Fort Ontario.
Pike, Fort, New York Near Sacket Harbor.
Pike's Cantonment, New York 3 miles west of Plattsburg.
Piper Battery, New York At Fort Hamilton.
Pitt, Fort, New York New York City.
Plain, Fort, New York Montgomery County; on Mohawk River, near mouth of Oquago Creek; now town of that name, on the New York Central Railroad.
Plank, Fort, New York on Mohawk River, about 10 miles northwest of Fort Plain.
Plattsburg Barracks, New York at Plattsburg.
Plumb Island, fort at, New York Fort Terry.
Plume, Joseph W., Camp, New York at Buffalo.
Plum Point, Fort, New York on Hudson River.
Point of Rocks, battery at, New York near Harlem.
Pompey, fort at, New York Ancient fortifications at.
Pooplopens Kill, Fort, New York. In the Highlands.
Porter, Fort, New York at Buffalo.
Presentation, Fort, New York At Ogdensburg.
Prince, Fort, New York At Kings Bridge.
Prince Charles, Redoubt, New York on Valentines Hill, southeastern part of the State.
Prince Maurice, Fort, New York on Hudson River.
Putnam, Fort, New York On Mount Independence, West Point.

Red Hook, battery at, New York Southwest corner of Long Island.
Reed, Fort, New York in Schoharie County.
Reme Snyder's Blockhouse, New York Northeast of Little Falls.
Rensselaer, Fort, New York at Canajoharie, in Mohawk Valley.
Richmond, Fort, New York on Staten Island; now Fort Wadsworth.
Richmond, Battery, New York at Fort Wadsworth.
Rickey, Fort, New York.
Rikers Island, draft depot at, New York.
Rome Arsenal, New York At Rome.
Rouses Point, fort at, New York Fort Montgomery.
Royal Blockhouse, New York East end of Oneida Lake.
Royal Blockhouse, New York On Wood Creek.
Rutgers Hill, Battery, New York New York City.

Sacandaga, blockhouse at, New York in Schoharie County.
Sacket Harbor, post at, New York Madison Barracks.
St. Anne, Fort, New York Isle La Motte, Lake Champlain; also called Fort La Motte.
St. George, Fort, New York at Smiths Point, on Long Island, near Mastic.
St. Frederic, Fort, New York on Lake Champlain, near Crownpoint.
St. John, Fort, New York
St. Joseph's General Hospital in New York City.
St. Marys General Hospital, New York At Rochester.
Salonga, Fort, New York Suffolk County; now town of that name.
Salt Meadow, fort at, New York
Sampson, Camp, New York At Kingston.
Sandy Creek, old fort on, New York near Lake Ontario.
Sarasto, Fort, New York on Hudson River; also called Fort George.
Saratoga, Fort, New York At Saratoga.
Schenectady, Fort, New York near Schenectady.
Schlosser, Fort, New York On Niagara River, 1/2 mile west of mouth of Gill Creek.
Schuyler, Fort, New York at Throgs Neck, New York Harbor.
Schuyler (old), Fort, New York at Rome.
Scott, Fort, New York at Plattsburg.
Sisters of Charity General Hospital, New York At Buffalo.
Skenesborough, Fort, New York at Lake Champlain; present site of Whitehall.
Slocum, Fort, New York on Davids Island, near New Rochelle.
Slongo, Fort, New York Near present site of Smithtown.
Slucher, Fort, New York 1 mile above Niagara Falls.
Smith's Cantonment, New York West of Fort Tompkins.
South Battery, New York on Governors Island.
South Cliff, battery at, New York on Staten Island.
South Mortar, Battery, New York on Staten Island.
Southeast Battery, New York on Governors Island.
Spencer, Redoubt, New York New York City.
Sprague, Camp, New York on Staten Island.
Stanwix, Fort, New York At Rome.
Steele, Battery, New York at Fort Terry.
Stenix, Fort, New York Same as Stanwix.
Stevens, Fort, New York At Hallets Point, New York Harbor.
Stirling, Fort, New York at Brooklyn Heights.
Stoneman, Battery, New York at Fort Terry.
Stony Point, Fort, New York Hudson River.
Stony Point, fort on, New York In the St. Lawrence.
Strong, Camp, New York At Troy.
Stuart, Battery, New York At Fort Totten.
Sugar Hill, or Sugar Loaf Hill, Battery, New York Between Lakes George and Champlain.
Sullivan, Fort, New York At Elmira.
Summer, Battery, New York At Fort Totteri.
Swift, Fort, New York At Brooklyn.
Swift, Camp, New York At West Point
Swords House, camp at, New York Near Saratoga.

Tellers Point, fort at, New York Mouth of Croton River.
Ten Eyk's Wharf, battery at, New York, New York City.
Terry, Fort, New York on Plum Island, Long Island Sound.
Thompson's Battery, New York at Horns Hook.
Throgs Neck, fort at, New York Fort Schuyler.
Ticonderoga, Fort, New York on Lake Champlain; originally called Fort Carrilow.
Tierandequat, fort at, New York See Irondequoit.
Tompkins, Fort, New York On Staten Island, at Fort Wadsworth.
Tompkins, Fort, New York At Plattsburg.
Tompkins, Fort, New York At Sacket Harbor.
Totten, Fort, New York At Willets Point.
Townsend, Camp, New York At Peekskill.
Trinity Church, battery at, New York New York City.
Tryon, Fort, New York New York City.

Upper, Fort, New York at Fulton.

Van Rensselaer, Fort, New York At Canajoharie.
Van Rensselaer, Fort, New York At Ogdensburg.
Van Schaicks Island, camp on, New York Junction of Mohawk and Hudson.
Verplancks Point, forte at, New York Forts Lafayette and Fayette.
Virginia, Fort, New York at Sacket Harbor.
Volunteer, Fort, New York at Sacket Harbor.

Wadsworth, Fort, New York, on Staten Island, at The Narrows; first called Fort Richmond.
Washington, Fort, New York in New York City.
Waterbury's Battery, New York in New York City.
Watervliet Arsenal, New York at West Troy.
Webb, Fort, New York near West Point.
Weed, Battery, New York at Fort Wadsworth.
West Head, battery at, New York
West Point, Military Academy at, New York.
Whitehall, blockhouse at, New York.
Wilhelmus, Fort, New York In Hudson River.
Wikoff, Camp, New York At Montauk.
Willets Point, fort at, New York Fort Totten.
William Augustus, Fort, New York Near Ogdensburg.
William Hendrick, Fort, New York At Bowling Green, New York City.
William Henry, Fort, New York South end of Lake George.
Williams, Castle, New York On Governors Island.
Williams, Fort, New York On Mohawk River.
Winslow, Fort, New York Hudson River, above Mohawk.
Wood, Fort, New York On Bedloes Island.
Woodlawn National Cemetery, New York At Elmira.
Wright, H. G., Fort, New York on Fishers Island; eastern entrance to Long Island Sound.
Wyllys, Fort, New York on Hudson River, near West Point.

Zimmerman, Fort, New York at St. Johnsville.

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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