At the rear of the fort, the walls of the two prongs of the horseshoe were 18-inches thick at the top and loop-holed for rifle fire. Connecting the two prongs was a two-story barracks about 82-feet long by 30-feet wide. Each story had five 13-by-16-foot rooms, 3 for enlisted men and two for officers. These barracks could accommodate one company of 50 men.
Beside the right hand prong was a 15-by-16-foot magazine.
From the rear wall (barracks) to the front of the fort was 90 feet. The fort was 123-feet wide and had a perimeter of about 440 feet.
During the next several years Fort Hampton was garrisoned by small detachments.
--Brock-Perry
2012 marks the 200th anniversary of America's "Forgotten War," the War of 1812 that took place over three years, 1812 to 1815.
Battle of New Orleans.
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