Colonel John Hamtramck | ||
Colonel David Strong | 1796–1798 | Transferred with Second American Regiment to Fort Lernoult |
Colonel John Hamtramck | 1798 | Transferred back to Fort Lernoult. His son, John Francis Hamtramck, was born in Fort Wayne during this year, and is sometimes considered the first U.S. citizen born in Fort Wayne.[7] |
Colonel Thomas Hunt | 1798–1802 | Built new fort in 1800 |
Captain Thomas Pasteur | 1802 | Former commandant of Fort Knox and Fort Massac. |
Colonel Henry Burbeck | 1803 | |
Major Zebulon Pike | 1803 | Father of explorer.[9] |
Captain John Whipple | 1803–1807 | In command during Quaker Agriculture missions to the Miami.[9] |
Captain Nathan Heald | 1807–1810 | Married Rebeckah Wells, niece of William Wells. Transferred to Fort Dearborn (Illinois) |
Captain James Rhea | 1810–1812 | Commander during the Siege of Fort Wayne |
Lieutenant Ostrander | 1812 | Relieved Capt. Rhea of command during the Siege of Fort Wayne Later arrested by Capt Moore, and died 13 July 1813, while in captivity.[10] |
Captain Hugh Moore | 1812–1813 | |
Major Joseph Jenkinson | 1813[11] | Assumed command after commanding flotilla of supply boats to Fort Wayne.[12] |
Major John Whistler | 1814–1817 | Was a British soldier at the Battles of Saratoga. Had been with Wayne's legion and helped build original Fort Wayne. Also built first Fort Dearborn, where he served as the first commandant.[11] Built third Fort Wayne in 1815.[13] Transferred to St. Louis. |
Lieutenant Daniel Curtis | 1817 | Was at Siege of Fort Wayne. Served 3 months as temporary commandant.[14] |
Major Josiah N. Vose | 1817–1819 | Last commandant of Fort Wayne. Garrison abandoned fort 19 April 1819.[15] |