Fort Jesup
Fort Jesup (1822-1846) - A U.S. Army post established in May 1822 as Cantonment Jesup in present day Sabine Parish, Louisiana. Named Fort Jesup on 3 Jun 1833 after Brigadier General Thomas Sidney Jesup, "Father of the Modern Quartermaster Corps". Abandoned in 1846.
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Fort Jesup SHS Sign. -
Fort Jesup Original Kitchen/Mess Building. -
Fort Jesup Main Building.
History
Established in May 1822 to protect the then U.S. - Spanish border and used as a staging area for U.S. troops operating in Mexico after Texas Revolution (1835-1836).
The post was abandoned in Jan 1846 as the frontier moved further west and Texas became a state (1845). All the improvements were put up for public sale.
| Assumed | Relieved | Rank | Name | Cullum | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1822 | 1823 | Lt. Colonel | Taylor, Zachery | N/A | 7th U.S. Infantry |
| 1823 | 1831 | Lt. Colonel | Many, James B. | N/A | 7th U.S. Infantry |
| 1831 | 1834 | Brig. General | Leavenworth, Henry | N/A | 3rd U.S. Infantry |
| 1834 | 1840 | Lt. Colonel | Many, James B. | N/A | 3rd U.S. Infantry |
| 1840 | 1841 | Captain | Morrison, P. | N/A | 4th U.S. Infantry |
| 1841 | 1842 | Lt. Colonel | Many, James B. | N/A | 3rd U.S. Infantry |
| 1842 | 1845 | Colonel | Twiggs, David E. | N/A | 2nd U.S. Dragoons |
| Dates are formatted in yyyy-mm-dd to sort correctly. The Cullum Number is the graduation order from the United States Military Academy by year and class rank and links to a page for the officer on the website version of the Cullum Register. Listings without a Cullum Number indicate that the person was not a graduate of the United States Military Academy. | |||||
Current Status
Fort Jesup State Historic Site, reconstructed Officer's Quarters/Museum. The Officer's Quarters/Museum was closed because of budget constraints. The kitchen was the only remaining original building. Flush mounted stone markers identify the locations of other missing buildings.
Context
Location:
Fort Jesup State Historic Site, Sabine Parish, Louisiana.
Lat: 31.612° Long: -93.402° Elevation: 417'
Bing, Google,
OldMapsOnline,
USGS, OHM
Sources:
- Roberts, Robert B., Encyclopedia of Historic Forts: The Military, Pioneer, and Trading Posts of the United States, Macmillan, New York, 1988, 10th printing, ISBN 0-02-926880-X, page 341
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Related:
2nd U.S. Dragoons, 3rd U.S. Infantry, 4th U.S. Infantry, 7th U.S. Infantry, Camp Atkinson, Camp Sabine, Camp Wilkins, Cantonment Jesup, David E. Twiggs, Fort Selden, Fortification List - Louisiana, New or Updated Forts and Camps, Texas Revolution, Thomas S. Jesup, Zebulon M. P. Inge, Henry Leavenworth, Zachary Taylor,