Camp Stambaugh: Difference between revisions

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Camp Stambaugh (1870-1878) - Established 20 Aug 1870 by Maj. James S. Brisbin, 2nd U.S. Cavalry, named for 1st Lt. Charles B. Stambaugh, 2nd U.S. Cavalry, killed by Indians 4 May 1870. Abandoned 17 Aug 1878 and transferred to the Interior Department 3 May 1881.

Established to protect the miners in the Sweetwater district.

Just traces of buildings remain and a historical marker.

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Location: In Smith's Gulch between Atlantic City, Wyoming, and the Oregon Trail, eight miles north of Sweetwater, Wyoming.

Maps & Images

Lat: 42.50361 Long: -108.68

Sources:

Hart, Herbert M., Tour Guide to Old Western Forts, Pruett Publishing Co., Boulder CO, 1980, ISBN 0-87108-568-2, page 204
Frazer, Robert W., Forts of the West, University of Oklahoma Press, Norman OK, 1965, ISBN 0-8061-1250-6, page 185-186

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 (C) 42.50361, -108.68, Camp Stambaugh
 (1870-1878)