Fort Harker (1)

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Fort Harker (1) (1864-1873) - A U.S. Army post established in 1864 by 2nd Lieutenant Allen Ellsworth, 7th Iowa Cavalry, as Fort Ellsworth in Ellsworth County, Kansas. The post was renamed Fort Harker on 17 Nov 1866 after Brigadier General Charles G. Harker, who was killed 27 Jun 1864 in the battle of Kenesaw Mountain, during the U.S. Civil War. The post was relocated in 1867 to the present location in the town of Kanapolis, Ellsworth County, Kansas. Abandoned in 1873.

Fort Harker (1) History

A U.S. Army post established in 1864 by 2nd Lieutenant Allen Ellsworth, 7th Iowa Cavalry, as Fort Ellsworth in Ellsworth County, Kansas. The original post was located about three miles east of Ellsworth at the Santa Fe Trail stage route crossing of the Smoky Hill River.

The post was relocated in January 1867 one mile northeast to the present location in the town of Kanapolis, Ellsworth County, Kansas.

The U.S. Army abandoned the post on 2 Apr 1873 and the site was transferred to the Department of the Interior 12 Jul 1880.

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