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Fort William Henry and Fort Phil Kearny were both military outposts of the North American frontier. Both lasted but briefly--about two years from construction until their walls went up in flames. And both saw what were termed "massacres" by Indians outside their walls. This book reexamines the traumatic events at both forts. The Fort William Henry Massacre was condemned by both the British and the French as barbaric. Yet these European powers proved capable of similar crimes. The Fort Phil Kearny defeat, traditionally attributed to Captain William Fetterman's having disobeyed orders, has been scrutinized in recent years. Did the women present at that time write a distorted version of events? It would appear that his second-in-command, the rash Lieutenant George Grummond, led the charge over Lodge Trail Ridge. Or did he?
What was it like to live in a nineteenth-century fort, in the midst of the wild frontier? Take a peek inside its strong, high walls to see how it was built; what a pioneer cabin was like; what the people there did all day; and how the forts sometimes grew into bustling towns. Cutaway illustrations capture the fort in its spectacular entirety.

Report of the Commission to Locate the Site of the Frontier Forts of Pennsylvania...: The Indian forts of the Blue mountains. By H. M. M. Richards. The frontier forts within the north and west branches of the Susquehanna river. By J. M. Buckalew. The frontier fors within the Wyoming valley region. By S. Reynolds. The frontier forts in the Cumberland and Juniata valleys. By J. G. Weiser

Commission to Locate the Site of the Frontier Forts of Pennsylvania

Published: 1896

Total Pages: 802


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Report of the Commission to Locate the Site of the Frontier Forts of Pennsylvania: Prefatory note. The Indian forts of the Blue Mountains. By H.M. Richards. The frontier forts within the north and west branches of the Susquehanna River. By J.M. Buckalew. The frontier forts within the Wyoming valley region. By S. Reynolds. The frontier forts in the Cumberland and Juniata valleys. By J.G. Weiser

Commission to Locate the Site of the Frontier Forts of Pennsylvania

Published: 1916

Total Pages: 820


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Though primarily fought in the field, the American Revolution saw fortifications play an important part in some of the key campaigns of the war. Field fortifications were developed around major towns including Boston, New York and Savannah, while the frontier forts at Stanwix, Niagara and Cumberland were to all be touched by the war. This book details all the types of fortification used throughout the conflict, the engineers on all sides who constructed and maintained them, and the actions fought around and over them.