Fort Defiance (3)

Fort Defiance (3) (1861-1865) - First established in 1861 as Camp Prentiss, a Union supply depot at Cairo, Illinois. Named after Union General Benjamin Prentiss. Renamed Fort Defiance. Abandoned in 1865.

Fort Defiance Confluance Obervation Point	Fort Defiance Park U.S. Grant Statue
Fort DefianceState Park Entrance (Closed for Cleanup)

Fort Defiance (3) History

Fort Defiance was strategically located at the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers. Union General Ulysses S. Grant assembled his army here in late 1861.

Current Status

Now Fort Defiance State Park, currently closed for cleanup from flooding (June 2010).

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Location: Fort Defiance State Park, Alexander County, Illinois. Maps & Images Lat: 36.986441 Long: -89.145904 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: 279'

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 261

Links:

• North American Forts - Fort Defiance
• Wikipedia - Fort Defiance
• Historical Marker Database - Cairo

Visited: 30 Jun 2010

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  Fort Defiance Confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers