Fort Insley
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fort-insley-284-1316153
title:
Fort Insley
text:
In spring and summer 1864 Fort Blair, Fort Henning and Fort Insley were constructed to help protect the town and post of Fort Scott from Confederate forces. Fort Insley was named for Capt. Martain H. Insley. It was located just northeast of town, about 1½ blocks northeast of the main part of the post of Fort Scott. It overlooked Buck Run Creek. Each blockhouse was built of sawed wood slabs or thick boards, which were covered with rough boards. Each had a wood shingle roof and had ports for aimin
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Civil War blockhouse in Kansas, US
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Insley
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2024-02-19T23:34:08Z
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