VINCENNES, Ind. — Staff and volunteers at the Vincennes State Historic Site invite the public out to their 17th annual Muster on the Wabash on Saturday, Nov. 7 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 8 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.  The annual program, in its 17th year, will take place three miles north of Vincennes on the Wabash River.

“Muster on the Wabash commemorates then Indiana Territory Governor William Henry Harrison and his mustering or gathering of troops before the Battle of Tippecanoe,” Program Developer Charles Mays said. “Harrison assembled an army of nearly 1,000 men at Fort Knox. They marched out of Vincennes on Sept. 26, 1811 and fought the battle of Tippecanoe on Nov. 7, 1811.” 
 
Militia, U.S. infantry soldiers and Native American re-enactors will demonstrate what life was like in the early 1800’s in the Indiana Territory. Participants will interact with vendors selling period items as they watch demonstrations of pioneer crafts such as woodworking, blacksmithing and wool spinning take place. Participants will also enjoy popular activities from past years including the Patrol with Harrison’s Troops and a battle each day. 

The two-day event will be on the site where Fort Knox II stood from 1803 through 1813. The fort location is outlined with short posts and interpretive markers that tell the story of the fort and the men who were stationed there.  The fort is located three miles north of Vincennes on Lower Fort Knox Road, next to Ouabache (pronounced Wah-bash) Trails County Park.  Follow the directional markers beginning on Second Street.

The event is free. Parking is $5 per vehicle.

For more information, please call 812.882.7422 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Related website: http://vincennescvb.org/muster/



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The Vincennes State Historic Site, part of the Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites, are a collection of four separate sites in Vincennes: The Territory Capitol, Fort Knox II, Sugarloaf Mound and the Old State Bank State Historic Sites. The Vincennes State Historic Sites are dedicated to telling Indiana's early territorial history. Vincennes served as Indiana's first capitol from 1800 to 1813. For additional information contact the Vincennes Sites at 812.882.7422 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.