The Rebellion of 1837, despite its diminished strategic value, troops reoccupied Fort Niagara in 1828. They saw only routine duty until most were sent westward to fight against the Indians of Wisconsin in the Black Hawk War of 1832. Two years later, Fort Nigara was deactivated a second time and not reoccupied until 1838 in response to a new crisis on the northern border. Disaffected Canadians had risen in rebellion against their government in 1837, and the rebels sought arms andshelter in the United States. Anglo-American relations quickly deteriorated. Fort Niagara was in no condition to resist attack should war actually come. Heightened tensions caused American authorities to reexamine the defenses along the Canadian border. Recommendations made in 1838 caused Congress to authorize repairs and improvements to Fort Niagara. Work commenced in 1839. The land defenses were rebuilt, the 1816 seawall was completed, a masonary wall and shot furnace were constructed along the river side, and repairs were made to several buildings. By 1843, Fort Niagara was once again defensible. The border tensions of 1837-38 had subsided by the time renovations were completed.  War with Mexico in 1846 again diverted United States military resources, and the Fort Niagara garrison was withdrawn a third time. Troops returned at the conclusion of the conflict in 1848, only to depart once again in 1854. The decreased importance of the United States Army to the western frontier dictacted such sporadic occupation of Fort Niagara. Often, in the 1840s and 1850s, the post was guarded by a lone ordnance sergeant, Lewis Leffman. For a detailed history of Fort Niagara visit: OldFortNiagara.org ]
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AKEHURST, William	CRAWFORD, James	GERTZ, Philip	LEDGET, Richard	PHILIPS, Daniel	STANLEY, Charles J.
AYRES, William E.	CROLL, James	GILDERSON, Patrick	LEE, Edward	PIGEREIUM, William	STEWART, Hugh
BARBOUR, Mexunder	CURTAIN, John	GILLIAN, Patrick	LEE, Edward	PITCHER, Samuel	STOWELL, Jesse A.
BASSELL, John	DANIELSON, George	GORMAN, Edward	LEFFMAN, Lewis	PUTNAM, Jacob	STRIKER, William
BELGER, John	DONOHUE, Patrick	GRADY, Patrick	LOUX, James	RATHBURN, John L.	STROMAYER, Fred
BELL, Erwin	DAMON, Warren	GRADY, Patrick	MADDEN, Michael	REILEY, James	STROMAYER, Fred
BILLINGS, George	DELANEY, John	GREY, Thomas	MAYERS, John	ROBERTSON, John T.	STUART, William
BOLT, Richard	DIGMAN, Henry	GRINDELL, Andrew	MAYNARD, Joshua J.	ROSS, John	SWAN, Andrew
BOWKER, Simeon P.	DOUD, Francis	GRISEL, William F.	McALREY, Alexander	RHYNE, Patrick	TERRY, James
BOYCE, Jonathan	DOWD, Francis	HALEY, John H.	McCALLUM, Hugh	ROBERTS, Chester	THEOBOLD, George
BRENNER, James	DOYLE, William A.	HANLEY, Michael	McCOLLUM, Abram	ROBINSON, Charles	THOMAS, William S.
BRIDGES, Abe J.	DRAIME, John F.	HAYNES, Patrick	McCORMICK, John B.	ROBINSON, Charles	THOMPSON, Charles
BRIDGES, Abe J.	DRISCOLL, Edward	HEUSINGER, A.	McDONALD, John	ROBINSON, John	THOMPSON, Daniel
BROWN, John	DRUMMOND, William	HEWITT, John	McGLORIN, John	ROCHTEE, Dominicus	THOMPSON, William
BROWN, Lewis	DWYER, James	HEWITT, John	McLAUGHLIN, John	RYON, Patrick	TILLSON, Stephen
BROWNE, John	EAGAN, James	HIBBERD, William	McPHERSON, Martin	SAWYER, Jacob	TREDWAY, James
BRYANT, Thomas S.	EARING, Frederick	HOWARD, George	McMULLEN, Daniel	SCHRAPPNER, Nick	TULLIM, John
BUTLER, James	EAST, Thomas	HUGHES, James	MEAD, John	SCOFIELD, Herman	UNDERWOOD, J.
CALLAHAN, Lawrence	EDGAR, Joseph W.	HUNT, Wheeler D.	MERKEY, Alexander	SCOFIELD, Soth	VAMBRUNT, William
CARR, Stephen A.	ENGELROTH, John	JONES, David	MILLER, John	SEXTON, John	VANDEROOT, John
CASEY, Patrick	FARRAR, Washington	JONES, John	MONTGOMERY, Wm.	SHANNON, Charles	VROONAN, Peter
CASSEDY, Bernard	FEHR, George J.	KEARY, Peter	MOON, James	SIMPSON, John	WATSON, Henry
CAVANAH, Charles	FITZGERALD, G.	KELLY, James	MORRIS, George W.	SKINNER, Israh T.	WATKINS, John C.
CHAMBERLIN, Martin	FORREST, George	KEON, Patrick	MURPHY, Walter	SLAMM, William	WAYMAN, William
CHANDLER, Benjamin	FOSTER, James	KINNA, Martin	NELSON, William	SLAMM, William	WEED, John B.
CLARK, Henry	FRANCIS, Charles D.	KIPP, Franklin	OLIVER, William	SMITH, Andrew	WELCH, William
CLARK, John	FRIZELL, Andrew	KLOCKHARD, Lewis	OPPERMANN, Carl A.	SMITH, Charles	WILSON, William R.
CLARK, Thomas	FULLIM, John	KNAPP, Eli	O'SULLIVAN, J'miah	SMITH, John	WOODS, Geaorge
COCORAN, John	GAINOR, James	KNAPP, John	OUDERIKE, James	SMITH, John	WOODS, Joshua
COGHLAN, John	GALLAUGHER, James	KNAPP, William	PARRISH, Watson	SMITH, John	YOUNG, Stephen
CONNELLY, Owen E.	GALLBRAITH, James	LEDGET, John	PERRY, Wilson H.	SMITH, Thomas
CONROY, Dennis	GATELESS, John	LEDGET, John	PHILIPS, Alonzo	SPRAGUE, Henry