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
US Army uniforms were far more muted than other armies at the time. This was a product of budgetary and supply constraints during the War of 1812.
1media/279724487_10160708092810628_6847534081413482395_n_thumb.jpg2023-05-29T16:45:22+00:00Cory Balkenbusch1813df9caeea31c6742588d0733c7e303d399f25Major in Quarters1The final fort included an entire house for the commander and his family. This included a dining room, which could be used to host traveling officials. James Lundgren depicts a Major in this photograph.media/279724487_10160708092810628_6847534081413482395_n.jpgplain2023-05-29T16:45:22+00:00Historic Fort WayneCory Balkenbusch1813df9caeea31c6742588d0733c7e303d399f25