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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1835-1893) - | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1835-1893) - Construction started as early as 1835 and completed in 1861. Named after [[Edward Livingston]], Mayor of New York City, Senator from Louisiana and Secretary of State under President [[Andrew Jackson ]]. Abandoned Feb 1889. Also known as [[Fort at Barataria]] and [[Fort on Grande Terre Island]] | ||
== {{PAGENAME}} History == | == {{PAGENAME}} History == | ||
A brick and masonry [[:Category:Third System Forts|Third System Fort]] built to protect New Orleans by guarding the Barataria Pass access to the city. | A brick and masonry [[:Category:Third System Forts|Third System Fort]] built to protect New Orleans by guarding the Barataria Pass access to the city. | ||
The fort was seized at the outbreak of the U.S. Civil War by Louisiana Militia forces but abandoned by the Confederate forces 27 Apr 1862. The fort was not reoccupied by Union forces until 26 Feb 1863. After the war the fort was not garrisoned and was left in the charge of caretakers 1866. The last military caretaker, Sgt. Gill, removed the last of the ammunition and abandoned the fort in Feb 1889. | The fort was seized at the outbreak of the [[U.S. Civil War]] by Louisiana Militia forces but abandoned by the Confederate forces 27 Apr 1862. The fort was not reoccupied by Union forces until 26 Feb 1863. After the war the fort was not garrisoned and was left in the charge of caretakers 1866. The last military caretaker, Sgt. Gill, removed the last of the ammunition and abandoned the fort in Feb 1889. | ||
== Current Status == | == Current Status == | ||
Ruins | Ruins | ||
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(F) 29.2730, -89.9448, {{PAGENAME}}<br>(1835-1893) | (F) 29.2730, -89.9448, {{PAGENAME}}<br>(1835-1893) | ||
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'''Sources:''' | '''Sources:''' | ||
* [http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?_r=1&res=9C05E7DF123AE033A25754C1A9649C94689FD7CF&oref=slogin Fort Livingston Abandoned], New York Times, 17 Feb 1889. | |||
* {{Roberts}}, page 342 | |||
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Revision as of 12:43, 10 February 2008
Fort Livingston (1835-1893) - Construction started as early as 1835 and completed in 1861. Named after Edward Livingston, Mayor of New York City, Senator from Louisiana and Secretary of State under President Andrew Jackson . Abandoned Feb 1889. Also known as Fort at Barataria and Fort on Grande Terre Island
Fort Livingston History
A brick and masonry Third System Fort built to protect New Orleans by guarding the Barataria Pass access to the city.
The fort was seized at the outbreak of the U.S. Civil War by Louisiana Militia forces but abandoned by the Confederate forces 27 Apr 1862. The fort was not reoccupied by Union forces until 26 Feb 1863. After the war the fort was not garrisoned and was left in the charge of caretakers 1866. The last military caretaker, Sgt. Gill, removed the last of the ammunition and abandoned the fort in Feb 1889.
Current Status
Ruins
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Location: Sea end of Grand Terre island, Louisiana Maps & Images Lat: 29.2730 Long: -89.9448 |
Sources:
- Fort Livingston Abandoned, New York Times, 17 Feb 1889.
- 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 342
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