Establishing the Populations and Occupation Spans of Fort Johnson and Cantonment Davis, Hancock County, Illinois
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11205375 |
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| Authors | Richard L Fishel (Illinois Archaeological Survey, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 243-255 |
| Publication date | 2012-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Midcontinental Journal of Archaeology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0146-1109 • E-ISSN: 2327-4271 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1179/mca.2012.012 |
| OpenAlex | W2320092260 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 4 |
Fort Johnson and Cantonment Davis are two short-term War of 1812–era American military posts located above the east bank of the Mississippi River in Hancock County, Illinois, within what was then the western frontier of the United States. Because little has been written regarding the fort and the cantonment, most details of their occupations are poorly documented and occasionally contradictory. A review of the documents associated with the two military posts establishes that Fort Johnson was occupied by approximately 100 men for 42 days, while Cantonment Davis was occupied by as many as 825 military personnel for about six to eight months
Archaeology · Geography · American Environmental and Regional History · American History and Culture · Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies · History
| Highly cited | No |
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