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Illinois Frontier Forts Prior to 1902

Alton Prison, Illinois - At Alton.
Apple River, Fort, Illinois - At Elizabeth.
Armstrong, Fort, Illinois - At Rock Island; now Rock Island Arsenal.

Cahokia Fort at, Illinois - On the Mississippi River, 4 miles below St. Louis, Missouri.
Carlyle Fort at, Illinois.
Chambers Fort, Illinois - Near Lebanon, in St. Clair County.
Chartres Fort, Illinois - Mississippi River, near Kaskaskia.
Checauqo or Chicafou Fort Illinois - (See Chicago.)
Chicago Fort at Illinois - Fort Dearborn.
Chickasaw Fort, Illinois.
Clark Fort, Illinois - At Peoria.
Crevecceeur Fort, Illinois - On Lake Peoria.

Battelle des Illinois, Camp, Indiana - Called Fort Harrison.
Beggs Fort, Illinois - On Du Page River, at Plainfield.
Black Island Fort on, Illinois - About 1 mile above the mouth of the Ohio River.
Bon Homme Fort, Illinois -On Illinois River.
Butler Camp, Illinois - At Springfield.
Butler Camp National Cemetery, Illinois - At Springfield.

Danville Branch National Home, Illinois - At Danville.
Davis Cantonment, Illinois - On Rock River.
Dearborn Fort, Illinois - At Chicago.
Defiance Camp, Illinois - At junction of Ohio and Mississippi Rivers.
Des Moines, Fort. Illinois - At Buffalo Rock.
Dixon Fort, Illinois.
Douglas Camp, Illinois - At Chicago.

Edwards, Fort, Illinois - At Warsaw.

Gage Fort, Illinois - Randolph County; now town of that name
Goings Fort, Illinois - Kaskaskia River

Hamilton, Fort, Illinois - Near Galena.
Hill Fort, Illinois - In Lake County, on east side of Shoal Creek; now town of that name
Houghtaling Camp, Illinois - Mississippi River, near Cairo.

Johnston, Fort, Illinois - At Warsaw.
Jordan's Fort, Illinois.
Journey's Fort, Illinois - At Ariston.

Kahokia Fort, Illinois.
Kaskaskia Fort, Illinois - At Kaskaskia.
Kellog's Grove Fort near Illinois - During Black Hawk war.
Kinzie Fort, Illinois.

La Mott Fort, Illinois - On La Mott Creek
Lewis Fort, Illinois.
Loins Fort, Illinois - Formerly called Fort Crevecoeur.

Massac Fort, Illinois - On Ohio River, 11 miles below Paducah, Kentucky
Miami Fort, Illinois - On Illinois River.
Middleton Fort, Illinois - Kaskaskia River.
Mound City National Cemetery, Illinois - At Mound City.

McClernand, Camp, Illinois - At Cairo.

Payne Fort, Illinois.
Piggot's Fort, Illinois - Near Columbia.
Prentiss Fort, Illinois - At Cairo.
Prudhomme Fort, Illinois - One hundred and eighty miles above the mouth of Illinois River.

Rockfort Fort, Illinois - On Illinois River, in Lasalle County.
Rock Island National Cemetery, Illinois - Rock Island.
Rock Island Armory and Arsenal, Illinois - On Rock Island.
Rosecrans Camp, Illinois- Near Quincy.
Russell Fort, Illinois - Near Edwardsville.

St. Joseph, Fort, Illinois - Near head of Illinois River.
St. Louis, Fort, Illinois - At Rockford.
Shelby Fort, Illinois - On present site of Rock Island Arsenal.
Sheridan Fort, Illinois - Near High wood.
Simons General Hospital, Illinois - At Mound City.
Smith Camp, Illinois - Near Cairo.

Tanner Camp, Illinois - At Springfield.
Tyler Camp, Illinois - At Chicago.

Wilburn, Fort, Illinois - On Illinois River, near Peru.

Yates Camp, Illinois - Near Springfield


Notes About Book:

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

Notes about Online Publication: This manuscript has been ocr'd and heavily edited. The structure of this manuscript has been changed to allow better online presentation.

 

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