Fort Titus
| Fort Titus | |
|---|---|
| south of Lecompton, Kansas | |
| Type | partisan fort |
| Site information | |
| Controlled by | Henry T. Titus |
| Site history | |
| Built | ca. April 1856 |
| In use | ca. April 1856 - August 16, 1856 |
| Materials | logs, wood |
| Garrison information | |
| Garrison | about 18 men |
Fort Titus was the fortress residence of pro-slavery advocate Henry T. Titus, built in Kansas in April 1856, during a period when forces aligned with Titus came into conflict with free-state settlers. The wider conflict, which emerged from a political and ideological debate over the legality of slavery in the proposed state of Kansas, became known as Bleeding Kansas.
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