Fort Benton , also known as Fort Hill , is a historic American Civil War fortification located near Patterson , Wayne County, Missouri . Its earthen walls measure approximately 100 feet by 100 feet. The fortification supported an encampment of Union troops stationed at Patterson to secure the area against local Confederate guerillas. It was also one of a string of fortifications designed protect Union Missouri from invasion from Confederate Arkansas .
2-663: Fort Benton may refer to: Fort Benton (Patterson, Missouri) , listed on the NRHP in Missouri Fort Benton, Montana , a town in Montana Fort Benton Historic District , a National Historic Landmark See also [ edit ] Benton (disambiguation) Benton City (disambiguation) Benton Station (disambiguation) Bentonville (disambiguation) Topics referred to by
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