Battery F of the Second Regiment of United States Artillery was chosen to construct the fort, departing Fort Vancouver in Washington Territory under the command of Brevet Captain/First Lieutenant John McGilvray in June 1868 aboard the vessel Torrent, which was one of two sailing ships chartered to carry the men, ammunition, supplies and building materials to the new fort at Cook Inlet.
Battery F of the Second Regiment of United States Artillery was selected for building the fort. They left Fort Vancouver in Washington Territory under Brevet Captain/First Lieutenant John McGilvray's command aboard the vessel Torrent, one of two sailing ships chartered to transport troops, ammunition, supplies, and construction materials to the new fort at Cook Inlet.