Just Days After the Establishment of Fort Wayne, William Henry Harrison Orders Supplies For the New Encampment

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U.S. forces under Gen. Anthony Wayne – Wayne’s famed Legion – arrived at Kekionga in present day Indiana on September 17, 1794. They were fresh from their victory at the Battle of Fallen Timbers. There was an existing Miami Indian village and a trading post there, at the confluence of three...

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Just Days After the Establishment of Fort Wayne, William Henry Harrison Orders Supplies For the New Encampment

U.S. forces under Gen. Anthony Wayne – Wayne’s famed Legion – arrived at Kekionga in present day Indiana on September 17, 1794. They were fresh from their victory at the Battle of Fallen Timbers. There was an existing Miami Indian village and a trading post there, at the confluence of three rivers. Wayne liked the site and personally selected it for a new fort. He wanted a strong fort built, capable of withstanding not only an Indian uprising, but a possible attack by the British from Fort Detroit. The fort was finished on October 17, and was capable of withstanding 24-pound cannons. It was named Fort Wayne in honor of the General and placed under command of Major J.F. Hamtramck, who had been commandant of Fort Knox in Vincennes and thus had the required experience. The fort was officially dedicated October 22. The garrison at Fort Wayne consisted of about 100 men and their families, and it needed to be firmly established and supplied.

When Wayne moved his garrisons or supplied them with provisions, he used the rivers as highways. He had flatboats and barges built, and used these to transport the men, horses and goods. Fort Wayne was no exception. It is also possible that the following document relates to the November 1794 visit of Potawatomi Indians who arrived at Fort Wayne on a peace mission.

Wayne’s Aide de Camp was future president William Henry Harrison, and Harrison was responsible for executing the paperwork required to establish and operate the fort. Document signed, Fort Wayne, Ind., just nine days after its dedication, October 31, 1794, ordering two days of rations for five bargemen who would leave the next day. “Return for provision for the barge crew for two days, commencing the 1st and ending the 2nd of November. Camp 55 miles from Fort Wayne; 5 men, 2 days, 10 rations. The commissary will issue 10 complete rations on the above return. W. H. Harrison, A. d C.”

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