The Forts of Fort Wayne: Twenty-Five Years of Army Occupation at the Three RiversMain MenuWhy Fort Wayne MattersThe Goals of this ProjectFortifying the RiversThe First American Fort is BuiltA New Century and a New FortThe Second Fort, 1800-1815Statehood SentryThe Third Fort, 1815-1819A Fort RebornPreserving the Past for the Next GenerationCory Balkenbusch1813df9caeea31c6742588d0733c7e303d399f25
The commander was always identified on the monthly returns, along with another mention of what post the return referred to for easy record keeping.
1media/April 1813_thumb.png2023-04-19T18:53:22+00:00Cory Balkenbusch1813df9caeea31c6742588d0733c7e303d399f25April 1813 Monthly Return2Monthly returns were sent to the War Department that detailed the number of men present at each post, along with any extra duties they had been involved in. This return, from April 1813, reflect the handful of men left behind from the 17th Infantry after the remainder of the relief force at left following the Siege.media/April 1813.pngplain2023-04-19T19:03:47+00:00Monthly Return of the Garrison of Fort Wayne, April, 1813, Returns from U.S. Military Posts: 1800-1916, National Archives roll 1400Cory Balkenbusch1813df9caeea31c6742588d0733c7e303d399f25