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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1899-1918) - First established in 1899 by troops of the [[25th U.S. Infantry]] at Sheridan, Sheridan County, Wyoming. Named in G.O. 100, 31 May 1899, after BG [[Ranald Slidell Mackenzie]] {{Cullum|1967}}, U.S. Army, who died 19 Jan 1889. Abandoned in 1918. | |||
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[[Image:Fort Mackenzie Guardhouse.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Fort Mackenzie Guardhouse]] | [[Image:Fort Mackenzie Guardhouse.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Fort Mackenzie Guardhouse]] | ||
Established at the request of Wyoming Senator [[Francis E. Warren]] because of the large number of Indians (23,000) in the area around Sheridan, Wyoming. First garrisoned by troops of the [[25th U.S. Infantry]] on 11 May 1899. Discontinued by the U.S. Army on 3 Nov 1918. | Established at the request of Wyoming Senator [[Francis E. Warren]] because of the large number of Indians (23,000) in the area around Sheridan, Wyoming. First garrisoned by troops of the [[25th U.S. Infantry]] on 11 May 1899. Discontinued by the U.S. Army on 3 Nov 1918. | ||
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* [http://genealogytrails.com/wyo/sheridan/html/fort_mckenzie.html Genealogy Trails - Fort Mackenzie] | * [http://genealogytrails.com/wyo/sheridan/html/fort_mckenzie.html Genealogy Trails - Fort Mackenzie] | ||
* [http://www.sheridan.va.gov/about/index.asp Sheridan VAMC] | * [http://www.sheridan.va.gov/about/index.asp Sheridan VAMC] | ||
* [http://www.militaryhorse.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=11048 Society of the Military Horse thread on Ft. Mackenzie] | |||
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Fort Mackenzie (1899-1918) - First established in 1899 by troops of the 25th U.S. Infantry at Sheridan, Sheridan County, Wyoming. Named in G.O. 100, 31 May 1899, after BG Ranald Slidell Mackenzie (Cullum 1967), U.S. Army, who died 19 Jan 1889. Abandoned in 1918.
History Established at the request of Wyoming Senator Francis E. Warren because of the large number of Indians (23,000) in the area around Sheridan, Wyoming. First garrisoned by troops of the 25th U.S. Infantry on 11 May 1899. Discontinued by the U.S. Army on 3 Nov 1918.
Current StatusTransferred to the Bureau of Health and opened as a fatigue hospital for World War I veterans in 1922. Now a part of the Veterans Administration hospital system as Sheridan VAMC.
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Visited: 31 May 2010 Fort Mackenzie Picture Gallery
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