Editing Fort Slocum (section)

{{short description|United States Army fortress in the U.S. state of New York}}
{{about|the fort in New York|the fort in the Civil War Defenses of Washington, DC|Fort Slocum (Washington, D.C.)}}
{{Infobox military installation
| name                   = Fort Slocum
| partof                 = [[Coast Defenses of Eastern New York]]
| location               = [[Davids Island (New York)|Davids Island]], city of [[New Rochelle, New York]]
| image                  = 12-inch Mortars at Battery Meigs, Fort Washington, MD.png
| caption                = Mortars similar to the type used at Fort Slocum
| pushpin_map            = USA New York City#USA New York#USA
| pushpin_label_position = bottom
| pushpin_mapsize        = 250px
| pushpin_map_caption    = Location in New York City area
| coordinates            = {{coord|40.884|N|73.770|W|format=dms|type:landmark_region:US-NY|display=inline,title}}
| type                   = [[Coastal defence and fortification|Coastal defense]] fort, hospital, training base
| code                   = 
| height                 = 
| ownership              = City of New Rochelle
| controlledby           = 
| open_to_public         = 
| condition              = Demolished
| built                  = 1862
| builder                = [[United States Army Corps of Engineers]]
| used                   = 1867–1965
| materials              = 
| demolished             = 2008
| battles                = [[American Civil War]]<br>[[World War I]]<br>[[World War II]]
| events                 = 
| current_commander      = 
| past_commanders        = 
| garrison               = 
| occupants              = 
}}

'''Fort Slocum, New York''' was a [[United States Armed Forces|US military]] post which occupied [[Davids Island (New York)|Davids Island]] in the western end of [[Long Island Sound]] in the city of [[New Rochelle, New York|New Rochelle]], [[New York (state)|New York]], from 1867 to 1965. The fort was named for [[Major General]] [[Henry W. Slocum]], a [[Union Army|Union]] [[corps]] commander in the [[American Civil War]].