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View across the Fort Scott parade

Fort Scott was Coast Artillery Corps headquarters for San Francisco harbor defenses.

Presidio places reflect our country's history and culture, our determination, fears and losses. Learn about some of these historic places by selecting the links above.

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Albert Sidney Johnston

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Colonel Albert Sidney Johnston, commander of the Pacific branch of the army, prepared the defenses of the San Francisco Bay and ordered the first garrison of Fort Point. Kentucky-born Johnston then resigned his commission to join the Confederate Army; he was killed at the battle of Shiloh in 1862.
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