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Private property, marker | Private property, one marker in Ovid and one roadside marker near the location of the post hospital alongside CR 28, Sedgwick County, Colorado. | ||
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(F) 40.9430477, -102.3804646 | (F) 40.9430477, -102.3804646 | ||
Fort Sedgwick<br>(1864-1871) | Fort Sedgwick<br>(1864-1871) | ||
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Marker in Ovid | |||
(M) 40.93901667, -102.37833333 | |||
Marker at the site of Fort Hospital | |||
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Revision as of 07:57, 6 October 2011
Fort Sedgwick (1) (1864-1871) - A U.S. Army post established in 1864 as the Post at Julesburg Station by Colonel Christopher H. McNally, 3rd Volunteer Infantry in Sedgwick County, Colorado. Renamed 27 Sep 1865 for Major General John Sedgwick, who was killed 9 May 1864 at Spotsylvania, during the U.S. Civil War. Abandoned in 1871. Also known as Camp Rankin and Fort Rankin.
Fort Sedgwick (1) History
Current Status
Private property, one marker in Ovid and one roadside marker near the location of the post hospital alongside CR 28, Sedgwick County, Colorado.
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Location: Sedgwick County, Colorado. Maps & Images Lat: 40.9430477 Long: -102.3804646 |
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 114
- Hart, Herbert M., Tour Guide to Old Western Forts, Pruett Publishing Co., Boulder CO, 1980, ISBN 0-87108-568-2, page 46
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