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Historic Forts of Michigan

Historic Forts of Michigan

Wedge, David

Paperback

Series: Military

19th Century United States HistoryRegional: Midwest

Publisher Price: $24.99

ISBN10: 1467170070
ISBN13: 9781467170079
Publisher: History Press
Published: Jan 13 2026
Pages: 144
Weight: 0.55
Height: 0.50 Width: 6.00 Depth: 8.90
Language: English

Fortresses of the Frontier

Michigan's military forts shaped the Great Lakes frontier as European and then American settlers and explorers moved westward. When La Salle's crew reached the mouth of the St. Joseph River, they built Fort Miami, the first European military post on Michigan soil. Following a humiliating betrayal, Chief Pontiac laid vengeful siege to Fort Detroit for five months, during which he let neither supplies nor man pass through the siege lines intact. Stationed at Fort Gratiot, a young Lieutenant Robert E. Lee had a sweet tooth that forced him to hide in a closet to avoid a local baker demanding Lee pay his past-due bill. A mosquito helped to force the closing of Fort Saginaw.

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