Fort Defiance

[tackitt27]

Here is a neat story I didnt see anywhere on here yet. Fort Defiance is at the southern tip of Illinois where the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers meet. Its not actually a fort, rather breastworks that were set up to place a few cannon. I "think" General Grant was there. It was set up to keep boats from heading south from St Louis with supplies the Confederacy could use. They took the anchor and chain off a ship and stretched it across the Miss. River. The used dynamite to blow out places to bury the anchor and other end in the banks. I was wondering if anyone had anymore information on this. Was Union troops stationed there throughout the whole war, and were any boats sank due to the chain?

[samgrant]

Originally Posted by tackitt27

Here is a neat story I didnt see anywhere on here yet. Fort Defiance is at the southern tip of Illinois where the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers meet. Its not actually a fort, rather breastworks that were set up to place a few cannon. I "think" General Grant was there. It was set up to keep boats from heading south from St Louis with supplies the Confederacy could use. They took the anchor and chain off a ship and stretched it across the Miss. River. The used dynamite to blow out places to bury the anchor and other end in the banks. I was wondering if anyone had anymore information on this. Was Union troops stationed there throughout the whole war, and were any boats sank due to the chain?

That was one of genera Grant's first commands. You might be interested in this book:

Key Command: Ulysses S. Grant's District of Cairo by T. K. Koinka


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