John Wesley Powell’s
Fort D Historic Site
Resources
The Turner Brigade http://home.earthlink.net/~turnerbrigade/
Missouri Civil War Reenactors’ Association http://www.mcwra.org/
Civil War information:
Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System enables you to find information on ancestors who fought in the Civil War:
https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm
Cape Girardeau:
Cape Girardeau Convention and Visitors Bureau http://visitcape.com
City of Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation https://www.cityofcapegirardeau.org/departments/parks
Places Fort D soldiers fought at:
Fort Donelson TN www.nps.gov/fodo/
Shiloh TN www.nps.gov/shil/
Corinth MS www.nps.gov/shil/historyculture/corinth.htm
Vicksburg MS www.nps.gov/vick/
Chattanooga TN www.nps.gov/chch/
Kennesaw Mountain GA www.nps.gov/kemo/
Nashville TN http://www.bonps.org/
Rivers Bridge SC http://www.southcarolinaparks.com/park-finder/state-park/566.aspx
Bentonville NC https://historicsites.nc.gov/all-sites/bentonville-battlefield
Other nearby Civil War Sites:
Hunter Dawson State Historical Site MO www.mostateparks.com/hunterdawson.htm
Fort Davidson State Historic Site MO www.mostateparks.com/ftdavidson.htm
John Wesley Powell:
Biography http://www.lib.niu.edu/2001/ilfa0107.html
Museum at Page AZ www.powellmuseum.org
Expedition launch at Green River WY http://www.cityofgreenriver.org/index.aspx?NID=242
John Wesley Powell River History Museum, Green River, UT https://johnwesleypowell.com
Fort D is a project of the Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation Department, the Cape Girardeau Convention and Visitors Bureau, The Turner Brigade Association, and the Civil War Roundtable of Cape Girardeau.
All interpreters and guides are volunteers and funding is provided by donations of visitors and friends.
Donations are necessary to the continued protection and interpretation of this unique Civil War site.
Use the Donate Button below to download a membership form and become a member of The Cape Girardeau Parks & Recreation Foundation to support our parks!
