Other Location Military Forts

Alphabetical list of forts, reservations, blockhouses, named camps, National and State Homes for soldiers, national cemeteries, etc., in a location from its earliest settlement to date. Some of these may be outside the United States territory, while others exact location cannot be determined.

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.

Hale, Fort, Dakota on Missouri River, at the Lower Brule Agency.

John, Fort American Fur Company's fort.

Matamoras, Mexico, camp opposite, Texas, now Fort Brown.

Mexico City National Cemetery, Mexico. City of Mexico.

Powder River, fort on, Dakota Fort Phil Kearny.

Sully, Fort, Dakota, On Missouri River, 5 miles above mouth of Cheyenne River, and the new Fort Sully, 20 miles below mouth of Cheyenne River.

Upon, Emory, Battery See Emory Upton.

Historic Military Forts

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