Fort Point News
Newspaper Clippings of Interest 
to the Garrison of Fort Point, California, 1861-1866


© 05/13/03; Rev. 05/03/06


NOTE: The engraving (above) and article (at left) on Fort Point are from the March 10, 1866 Leslie’s Illustrated. The information on Fort Point is several years out of date, as can be seen in the Notice to Mariners (below)regarding the lighthouse from the December 15, 1863 San Francisco Evening Bulletin.



 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

The notice above from the September 12, 1861 San Jose Mercury is in error.  In August of 1861 the pay of privates was set a $13.00 a month, not $15.00.


San Jose Mercury, September 5, 1861 
Marysville Daily Appeal, April 11, 1862 

 
S. F. Evening Bulletin,
April 16, 1862

NOTE: Co. H, 3rd Artillery later stationed at Fort Point from July, 1863 - September, 1865

 
S. F. Herald and Mirror, May 23, 1862 


Sacramento Daily Union, January 19, 1864
Sacramento Daily Union, January 20, 1864

 
S. F. Evening Bulletin, 
August 23, 1862

 
Sacramento Daily Union, 
December 4, 1863
NOTE: Thomas Houseworth took several stereo (3-D) photographs of Fort Point.

 
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