Category:Fort Phil Kearny
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Fort Phil Kearny (1866-1868) - Named for popular Union General, Philip Kearny. It was established by Col. Henry B. Carrington of the 18th U.S. Infantry in Jul, 1866 to protect emigrants traveling the Bozeman Trail north to the gold fields of Montana, and also to prevent intertribal warfare between Native American tribes.
The fort was the focal point of the violent Sioux War of 1866-1868 between the U.S. Army and the Sioux, Cheyenne, and Arapaho Indians lead by Chiefs Red Cloud and Crazy Horse. Fort Phil Kearny was abandoned after the Indians defeated the forces allied against them and and agreed to the Fort Laramie Treaty of 1868. Shortly after federal troops abandoned the post, it was burned to the ground by the Indians.
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Location: 2 miles from Exit 44, off U.S. Hwy. I-90, between Sheridan & Buffalo, Wyoming Maps & Images Lat: 44.532225 Long: -106.826205 |
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