Fort James (South Dakota)

Fort James was established in 1865 as a cavalry fort in South Dakota.

For other uses, see Fort James (disambiguation).
Fort James
Hanson County, on the James River.
Site information
Controlled byPrivate owner
Site history
Built1865
In use1865-1867
Materialsstone & wood
Garrison information
Garrison
  • 6th Iowa Volunteer Cavalry

Established

Fort James was built in 1865 in Hanson County, South Dakota.[1] The fort was located on the James River at its junction with Shell Creek.[2]

History

The fort was abandoned in 1867.[1] There are reports that the fort was partly burned about two years after it was abandoned.

Description

Fort James is the only stone-built fort in the period of US expansion to the west.

Television Coverage

Fort James was the subject of an episode of the PBS TV archaeology series Time Team America.[3]

Notes
  1. South Dakota State Historical Society https://history.sd.gov/Archives/forms/military/Fort%20James.pdf
  2. "South Dakota Military Forts". www.ahgp.org.
  3. "Fort James - Time Team America - PBS". Fort James - Time Team America - PBS.

References
  • Lee, Robert, Fort Meade, the peace keeper post on the Dakota Frontier, 1878-1944,Old Fort Meade Museum & Historic Research Association, 1987.
  • Osburn, James D., Stewart,Ken R. and Wendt, Lonis R. Fort Pierre-Deadwood Trail: Then & Now, Cheyenne River Press, 2008.
Wikisource has the text of the 1905 New International Encyclopedia article "Fort Meade".

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