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 to build the fort, departing from Fort Vancouver in Washington Territory under the leadership of Brevet Captain/First Lieutenant John McGilvray aboard the vessel Torrent, one of two sailing ships chartered to transport the troops, ammunition, supplies, and construction materials to the new fort at Cook Inlet.