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Fort Clinch (3) (1822-1834) - A U.S. Army post established in 1822 by Bvt. Colonel George M. Brooke, during the First Seminole War, as Cantonment Clinch. Located in present day Brownsville, Escambia County, Florida. Named for Duncan L. Clinch, colonel of the 4th U.S. Infantry which built it. Also known as Camp Galvez Spring and Camp New Hope.

Established in 1822 by nine companies of the 4th U.S. Infantry and built out with ten sets of log barracks and ten sets of log officers quarters.

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Location: Near the south end of present day Keys Court, Brownsville, Escambia County, Florida.

Maps & Images

Lat: 30.417851 Long: -87.262477

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 158

Links:

North American Forts
The building of Cantonment Clinch (in A Historical Sketch of the Fourth Infantry from 1796 to 1861, by James A. Leyden, 1891)

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+'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1822-1834) - A U.S. Army post established in 1822 by Bvt. Colonel [[George M. Brooke]], during the [[Seminole War I|First Seminole War]], as [[Cantonment Clinch]]. Located in present day Brownsville, Escambia County, Florida. Named for [[Duncan L. Clinch]]<!-- not USMA -->, colonel of the [[4th U.S. Infantry]] which built it. Also known as [[Camp Galvez Spring]] and [[Camp New Hope]].
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