Sag Harbor Fort

Sag Harbor Fort: 1776, Suffolk County, Sag Harbor. The British occupied Sag Harbor in 1776 (it was, next to NYC, the most important port in the province). The British established a major depot and arsenal for supplies on Long Island. An American raid May 1777 destroyed the supplies and captured 90 prisoners. No mention is made as to fortifications. 1813 garrison of 3,000 American soldiers, battle of Sag Harbor. Remained in use as an installation into the 1860s ? (per a drawing of the Suffolk Guard which existed in 1839).

Sag Harbor, 1861
Suffolk Guard
NYS Artillery

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