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| [[Category:North Dakota Forts]]
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| '''Fort Buford (1866-1895)''' - Construction began on Fort Buford on 15 Jun 1866 by soldiers under the command of Bvt. Lt. Col. [[William G. Rankin]] in the Dakota Territory near present day Williston, North Dakota. The Fort was named after Maj. Gen. [[John F. Buford]], hero of Gettysburg, who died from typhoid fever in 1863. Initially the fort consisted of a 360-foot-square stockade, with log and adobe buildings. It was constructed as a single company garrison to protect immigrant travel routes.
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| The fort was expanded in 1867 to house a total of 5 companies. The expanded fort was 999 feet by 600 feet and was enclosed on three sides by a twelve-foot stockade. Faulty construction necessitated a third construction phase and the fort was expanded to house 6 companies.
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| The Sioux Wars of 1876-1879 resulted in Custer's defeat at the Little Bighorn and Sitting Bull's flight into Canada. [[Sitting Bull]] return to Dakota Territory in 1881 and traveled to Fort Buford where he surrendered on 20 Jul 1881 to Major [[D.H. Brotherton]], Fort Buford's commander.
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| After [[Sitting Bull]]'s surrender, Fort Buford protected survey and construction crews of the Great Northern Railway and policed the area against outlaws and wayward indians. It was abandoned on 1 Oct 1895.
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| '''Location:''' 15349 39th Ln. NW, Williston, ND 58801
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| '''Links:'''
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| * [http://www.state.nd.us/hist/buford/buford.htm Fort Buford State Historical Site]
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