Fort Stanley

 (1863-1865) - A Union U.S. Civil War Fort established in 1863 in Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee. Named Fort Stanley in G.O. 37, 11 Dec 1863 (Army of the Ohio), after Captain C.B. Stanley,45th Ohio Mounted Infantry, who was mortally wounded in action at Philadelphia, Tennessee. Fort abandoned in 1865 at the end of the war.

History of Fort Stanley
The Fort was hastily established in 1863 on a hill at the end of Gay Street to counter the Confederate threat to the city. The fort included all the works on the central hill on the south side of the river.

Abandoned in 1865.

Current Status
Remains overgrown. Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.

See Also:
 * Knoxville Defense System - U.S. Civil War

Sources:
 * , page 747.

Links:
 * North American Forts - Fort Stanley
 * Historic Markers Across Tennessee - Forts Dickerson and Stanley