Greenbush Cantonment

Greenbush Cantonment, 1663-1690 and 1812-1831, Rensselaer County, East Greenbush. 1863- Early small stockaded fort, three miles east of Village of Greenbush, no further information on this. 1812- The US Government purchased a 400 acre post as the Headquarters of the Northern Division of the US Army in May 1812 from tenant farmers, and concluded a valid purchase in Sep 1813. The Cantonment construction started May 1812 and contained accomodations for 4000 troops and a 100 bed hospital. Facilities included Eight Barracks 252 X 22 feet two stories high, four on each side of a parade ground 1/2 mile wide. Three 90 foot long buildings, two stories for Officers, on opposite ends of the parade. Also two large Commissary buildings, arsenal, armory, guard houses, stables, farrier, magazine, laboratories, Genral and Field Grade Quarters, and hospital buldings. Declared surplus May 1819, purchased in May 1831 by McCulloch. McCulloch established his house in the Northeast Officers Quarters and all other structures were removed. That one Officer Barracks remains standing, and Red Mill School occupies the former grand parade grounds.

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