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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1864-1867) - A U.S. Army post established as [[Camp Shuman]] in 1864 during the [[U.S. Civil War]] by Captain [[J. S. Shuman]], [[11th Ohio Volunteer Cavalry]], in Scottsbluff, Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska. Later named Fort Mitchell after General [[Robert B. Mitchell]]. Abandoned in 1867. Also known as [[Camp Mitchell]] | {{PageHeader}} | ||
'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1864-1867) - A U.S. Army post established as [[Camp Shuman]] in 1864 during the [[U.S. Civil War]] by Captain [[J. S. Shuman]]<!-- not USMA -->, [[11th Ohio Volunteer Cavalry]], in Scottsbluff, Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska. Later named Fort Mitchell after General [[Robert B. Mitchell]]<!-- not USMA -->. Abandoned in 1867. Also known as [[Camp Mitchell (1)|Camp Mitchell]] | |||
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A U.S. Army post established as [[Camp Shuman]] in August 1864 as a sub-post of [[Fort Laramie]] to guard the [[Oregon Trail]] above Scott's Bluff on the south bank of the North Platte River. The post was an 180' x 100' adobe building with a central enclosed parade and a single sentry tower. Abandoned about 1867. | A U.S. Army post established as [[Camp Shuman]] in August 1864 as a sub-post of [[Fort Laramie]] to guard the [[Oregon Trail]] above Scott's Bluff on the south bank of the North Platte River. The post was an 180' x 100' adobe building with a central enclosed parade and a single sentry tower. Abandoned about 1867. | ||
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Fort Mitchell (1) (1864-1867) - A U.S. Army post established as Camp Shuman in 1864 during the U.S. Civil War by Captain J. S. Shuman, 11th Ohio Volunteer Cavalry, in Scottsbluff, Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska. Later named Fort Mitchell after General Robert B. Mitchell. Abandoned in 1867. Also known as Camp Mitchell HistoryA U.S. Army post established as Camp Shuman in August 1864 as a sub-post of Fort Laramie to guard the Oregon Trail above Scott's Bluff on the south bank of the North Platte River. The post was an 180' x 100' adobe building with a central enclosed parade and a single sentry tower. Abandoned about 1867. Current StatusMarker only near Scottsbluff, Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska
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