Defenders of Fort Griswold, Groton, slaughtered after surrendering. Nathaniel Shaw, New London's greatest patriot, misses the battle while fishing on Fishers Island. US Army leases land on the western tip of Fishers Island. Rifle squads from Fort Trumbull, New London arrive for military training. The Endicott Board releases its report, detailing program for new seacoast defenses.
Troops arrive for training exercises.
Tourists flock to Fishers Island to watch the military spectacle. Mock invasion by the Navy is canceled at the last moment. November 14 Harper's Weekly publishes article proposing a chain of island forts across the outer entrance to Long Island Sound. July 17 Captain Smith S. Leach, Corps of Engineers, is ordered to prepare plans for the defense of the eastern entrance to Long Island Sound and to secure land for fortifications. July 17-24 Naval Battalion, Connecticut National Guard, encamps on Fishers Island for tour of duty aboard the USS Maine.