Fort Tompkins (Sackets Harbor, New York)

Fort Tompkins
Site history
Built by	New York Army National Guard
In use	1812-1815
Battles/wars	War of 1812
Events	Named for Governor Daniel D. Tompkins

Fort Tompkins (1812–1815) was a redoubt at Sackets Harbor, New York. A minor redoubt in a fortified line of four such "forts" (Kentucky, Virginia, Chauncey, Stark) anchored at Fort Pike (later Madison Barracks) on the bay, protecting the land side of Sackets Harbor.

Sources

• New York State Division of Military and Naval Affairs: Military History