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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1865-1882) - A U.S. Army post established as [[Camp Pond Creek]] in 1865 in Wallace County, Kansas. Named 18 Apr 1866 for Brigadier General [[William H.L. Wallace]]<!-- not USMA -->, who was mortally wounded 10 Apr 1862 at the battle of Shiloh, Tennessee, during the [[U.S. Civil War]]. Abandoned in 1882.
'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1865-1882) - A U.S. Army post established as [[Camp Pond Creek]] in 1865 in Wallace County, Kansas. Named 18 Apr 1866 for Brigadier General [[William H.L. Wallace]]<!-- not USMA -->, who was mortally wounded 10 Apr 1862 at the [[Battle of Shiloh]], Tennessee, during the [[U.S. Civil War]]. Abandoned in 1882.
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Revision as of 06:58, 25 May 2015

Fort Wallace (1) (1865-1882) - A U.S. Army post established as Camp Pond Creek in 1865 in Wallace County, Kansas. Named 18 Apr 1866 for Brigadier General William H.L. Wallace, who was mortally wounded 10 Apr 1862 at the Battle of Shiloh, Tennessee, during the U.S. Civil War. Abandoned in 1882.

Fort Wallace Marker
Fort Wallace Museum Cannon
Fort Wallace Museum

Fort Wallace (1) History

Current Status

Wallace County, Kansas

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Location: Near Wallace, Wallace County, Kansas.

Maps & Images

Lat: 38.9102872 Long: -101.5832228

  • Multi Maps from ACME
  • Maps from Bing
  • Maps from Google
  • Elevation: 3,258'

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 302
  • Hart, Herbert M., Tour Guide to Old Western Forts, Pruett Publishing Co., Boulder CO, 1980, ISBN 0-87108-568-2, page 64

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Visited: 10 Oct 2011