Fort Miller (1)

Fort Miller (1) (1851-1858) (1863-1864) - Originally established as Camp Miller 26 May 1851 during the California Gold Rush by 2nd Lt. Treadwell Moore (Cullum 1356), 2nd U.S. Infantry and designated Fort Miller in 1852. Named for Major Albert S. Miller (Cullum 359), 2nd U.S. Infantry, hero of Monterey during the Mexican War, who died on active duty at Benicia Barracks 7 Dec 1852. Abandoned in June 1858. Reoccupied 22 Aug 1863 and abandoned by federal troops 1 Oct 1864 during the U.S. Civil War. A company of 2nd California Volunteer Cavalry continued to garrison the fort until 1866.

Millerton Lake & Friant Dam

Friant Dam

Fort Miller (1) History

Fort Miller Plan

Fort Miller (1) Partial Commanders List (edit list)

Assumed	Relieved	Rank	Name	Cullum	Notes
1851-05-26	1851-12-17	2nd Lt.	Moore, Treadwell M.	1356	Company K, 2nd U.S. Infantry
1851-12-17	1852-02-07	Captain	Lyon, Nathaniel	1069	Company B, 2nd U.S. Infantry
1852-02-07	1852-06	1st Lt.	Moore, Treadwell M.	1356	Company B, 2nd U.S. Infantry
1852-08-13	1853-05-20	Captain Bvt Major	Patten, George W.	622	Company K, 2nd U.S. Infantry
1853-05-20	1854-04-05	Captain Bvt Major	Wessells, Henry W.	735	Company G, 2nd U.S. Infantry
1854-04-05	1854-06-21	2nd Lt.	Wright, Thomas	1425	Company G, 2nd U.S. Infantry
1854-06-21	1854-07-10	1st Lt.	Castor, Thomas F.	1299	Company A, 1st U.S. Dragoons
1854-07-10	1855-11-19	1st Lt.	Loeser, Lucien	1136	Company K, 3rd U.S. Artillery
1855-11-19	1856-07-25	1st Lt.	Stewart, Joseph	1128	Company K, 3rd U.S. Artillery
1856-07-25	1857-01-12	1st Lt.	Loeser, Lucien	1136	Company K, 3rd U.S. Artillery
1857-01-12	1858-03-01	1st Lt.	Livingston, La Rhett S.	1597	Company K, 3rd U.S. Artillery
1858-03-01	1858-06	Captain	Ord, Edward O. C.	1002	Company K, 3rd U.S. Artillery
1863-08-22	1864-09-04	Lt. Colonel	Olney, James W.	N/A	2nd California Volunteer Infantry
1864-09-04	1864-09-29	Colonel	Lippitt, Francis J.	N/A	2nd California Volunteer Infantry
1864-09-29	1864-10-??	Captain	Flynn, Henry	N/A	Company A, 2nd California Volunteer Infantry
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

The original Fort Miller blockhouse was relocated in 1944 to Roeding Park in Fresno when the Friant Dam was completed and the original site was covered with water. The City of Fresno has leased some of Roeding Park to non-profit organizations and the blockhouse was relocated back to the Friant area. The Table Mountain Rancheria Band of Indians appears to have control of the original blockhouse remains and may be planning to make it part of a museum or interpretative center. Location .

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Location: Originally located beside the San Joaquin River in the foothills of the Sierra Nevadas in Fresno County, California. The original site is now covered by Millerton Lake in back of the Friant Dam. Maps & Images Lat: 37.015282 Long: -119.658333 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: '

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 78

Links:

• North American Forts - Fort Miller
• California Military Museum - Fort Miller
• Lt Tredwell

Visited: 13 Aug 2009

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