Talk:Fort Pike

Circumstances in 1861

Here's a question for anyone who's more familiar with the subject than I am, or who knows where to find out: Louisiana took control of Fort Pike in January 1861, and Louisiana joined the Confederacy less than a month later. What were the circumstances there? The Civil War Preservation Trust says "Fort Pike was turned over to the Louisiana Continental Guard." The Louisiana State Historic Sites Web site, on the other hand, says "the Louisiana militia captured the fort...." Those two versions imply very different circumstances. Which is more accurate? -- Muffuletta 21:47, 21 March 2006 (UTC)

Recently I have heard the word that Fort Pike will be left to roit, with a fence around it so all the history buffs can only watch. At least it will draw some attention when the new bridge near it is finished building but I personally fear that if something isn't done soon then there will be no more Fort Pike. Just a marker where it used to stand.

Reannon of Slidell, Louisiana

WikiProject Military history/Assessment/Tag & Assess 2008

Article reassessed and graded as start class. --dashiellx (talk) 11:36, 1 May 2008 (UTC)

Union took control for different reasons than stated.

The current article doesn't make sense stating: "The Union reclaimed the fort in 1862 while resident troops were engaged at the Battle of Vicksburg.[3][4]" The siege (not battle) of Vicksburg was in mid-1863, not 1862. Secondly, one of the citations is to a dead link, and the other states that it was taken in 1862 when New Orleans fell which appears to be accurate. The actual Fort Pike State Historical Site web page has a better explanation. Red Harvest (talk) 06:50, 15 March 2014 (UTC)