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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1865-1882) - A U.S. Army post established as [[Camp Pond Creek]] in 1865 in Wallace County, Kansas. Named 18 Apr 1866 for Brigadier General [[William H.L. Wallace]], who was mortally wounded 10 Apr 1862 at the battle of Shiloh, Tennessee, during the [[U.S. Civil War]]. Abandoned in 1882.
'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1865-1882) - A U.S. Army post established as [[Camp Pond Creek]] in 1865 in Wallace County, Kansas. Named 18 Apr 1866 for Brigadier General [[William H.L. Wallace]]<!-- not USMA -->, who was mortally wounded 10 Apr 1862 at the [[Battle of Shiloh]], Tennessee, during the [[U.S. Civil War]]. Abandoned in 1882.
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== {{PAGENAME}} History ==
== Current Status ==
== Current Status ==
Wallace County, Kansas
In Wallace County, Kansas.
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{{Visited|10 Oct 2011}}
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Latest revision as of 19:51, 15 February 2020

Fort Wallace (1) (1865-1882) - A U.S. Army post established as Camp Pond Creek in 1865 in Wallace County, Kansas. Named 18 Apr 1866 for Brigadier General William H.L. Wallace, who was mortally wounded 10 Apr 1862 at the Battle of Shiloh, Tennessee, during the U.S. Civil War. Abandoned in 1882.

Fort Wallace Marker
Fort Wallace Museum Cannon
Fort Wallace Museum

Current Status

In Wallace County, Kansas.

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Location: Near Wallace, Wallace County, Kansas.

Maps & Images

Lat: 38.9102872 Long: -101.5832228

  • Multi Maps from ACME
  • Maps from Bing
  • Maps from Google
  • Elevation: 3,258'

Sources:

  • Roberts, Robert B., Encyclopedia of Historic Forts: The Military, Pioneer, and Trading Posts of the United States, Macmillan, New York, 1988, 10th printing, ISBN 0-02-926880-X, page 302
  • Hart, Herbert M., Tour Guide to Old Western Forts, Pruett Publishing Co., Boulder CO, 1980, ISBN 0-87108-568-2, page 64

Links:

Visited: 10 Oct 2011