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 white trim on the men's caps indicates they belong to the 1st Sub Legion. The division of the Legion of the United States into four sub legions offered better tactical flexibility.
1media/Road_to_FallenTimbers focus on enlisted_thumb.jpg2023-03-21T16:17:57+00:00Cory Balkenbusch1813df9caeea31c6742588d0733c7e303d399f25The Enlisted of the Legion1Uniforms of the period were designed to impress enemies and easily identify friend from foe on a sulphur smoke filled battlefield. There were only small changes made to this uniform until 1810. Illustrated by Charles McBarron.media/Road_to_FallenTimbers focus on enlisted.jpgplain2023-03-21T16:17:57+00:00The American Soldier Collection, U.S. Army Center of Military HistoryCory Balkenbusch1813df9caeea31c6742588d0733c7e303d399f25