Fort Fetterman was constructed in 1867 by the United States Army on the Great Plains frontier in Dakota Territory, approximately 11 miles northwest of...
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birth, Lieutenant Fetterman was assigned to Fort Trumbull, New London, Connecticut. On April 26, 1835, William's mother Anna Judd Fetterman died. One year...
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The Fetterman Fight, also known as the Fetterman Massacre or the Battle of the Hundred-in-the-Hands or the Battle of a Hundred Slain, was a battle during...
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Gisele Barreto Fetterman (née Almeida; born February 27, 1982) is a Brazilian-born American activist, philanthropist and nonprofit executive. She is a...
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Red Cloud's War (redirect from Fetterman Disaster)
civilians at the three forts in the Powder River country, wearing down those garrisons. The largest action of the war, the Fetterman Fight (with 81 men killed...
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Plains Fort Fetterman, wooden fort constructed in 1867 by the United States Army on the Great Plains frontier in the Dakota Territory Fetterman, West Virginia...
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fort and the nearby Fetterman and Wagon Box battle sites are maintained by the State of Wyoming as the Fort Phil Kearny State Historic Site. The fort...
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Fort Laramie (/ˈlærəmi/; founded as Fort William and known for a while as Fort John) was a significant 19th-century trading post, diplomatic site, and...
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railway station; the settlement had been in existence since 1867 when Fort Fetterman was built and was first known as "Tent City" before it was officially...
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Fort Bridger was originally a 19th-century fur trading outpost established in 1842, on Blacks Fork of the Green River, in what is now Uinta County, Wyoming...
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to Fort Fetterman at Douglas, Wyoming. Fort Caspar was partially reconstructed in 1936 using sketches made by Lieutenant Collins in 1863. The fort itself...
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Bibb Fort Bowyer Fort Carney Fort Claiborne Fort Condé, open to the public Fort Crawford Fort Dale Fort Decatur Fort Easley Fort Gaines Fort Glass Fort Hampton...
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Fort McCoy Fort Shelby/Fort McKay Fort Winnebago Fort Atkinson Fort Bridger Fort Caspar Fort D.A. Russell Fort Fetterman Fort Francis E. Warren, now the...
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Big Horn Expedition (redirect from Fort Reno Skirmish)
Crook, commander of the Department of the Platte, marched north from Fort Fetterman near Douglas, Wyoming on March 1, 1876. General Crook's objective was...
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came from the east; and General George Crook advanced northward from Fort Fetterman, near present-day Douglas, Wyoming. The objective of the converging...
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Yellowstone Expedition at Fort Fetterman. Crook had gathered a strong force from his Department of the Platte. Leaving Fort Fetterman on 29 May, the 1,051-man...
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to march north from Fort Fetterman, near present-day Douglas, Wyoming. Custer's 7th Cavalry was originally scheduled to leave Fort Abraham Lincoln on April...
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Historical Sites Ames Monument Connor Battlefield Fort Bridger Fort Fetterman Fort Fred Steele Fort Phil Kearny Governors' Mansion Granger Stage Station...
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Historical Sites Ames Monument Connor Battlefield Fort Bridger Fort Fetterman Fort Fred Steele Fort Phil Kearny Governors' Mansion Granger Stage Station...
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the fight for their freedom on the Great Plains. After soldiers from Fort Fetterman in Wyoming Territory under Brigadier General George Crook fought the...
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three companies (C, G, and H) of the 9th Infantry moved north from Fort Fetterman in the Wyoming Territory on May 29, marching toward the Powder River...
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garrison was renamed Fort Caspar in his son's honor. In 1867, the troops were ordered to abandon Fort Caspar in favor of Fort Fetterman, downstream on the...
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Historical Sites Ames Monument Connor Battlefield Fort Bridger Fort Fetterman Fort Fred Steele Fort Phil Kearny Governors' Mansion Granger Stage Station...
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1904 and the entire Fort Yellowstone – Mammoth Hot Springs Historic District. A historical and educational tour is available at Fort Yellowstone which details...
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were "belted" with steel straps. This occurred after two T2s, Pendleton and Fort Mercer, split in two off Cape Cod within hours of each other. Pendleton's...
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and Company F transferred to Fort Fetterman, Wyoming, where they served from March 1871 to September 1873 and then to Fort Sanders, Wyoming, until February...
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regiment returned to the West, now to Fort Laramie, Wyoming Territory in 1866. In 1867 the 4th Infantry built Fort Fetterman near present-day Douglas, Wyoming...
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next few years, Black Coal alternately stayed near Red Cloud Agency, Fort Fetterman, and other posts to receive rations, and led his band on hunting expeditions...
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Department of the Platte, marched north with the Big Horn Expedition from Fort Fetterman near present-day Douglas, Wyoming, on March 1. General Crook's objective...
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commanded by Colonel John Gibbon, departed Fort Ellis. General Crook commanded a third column that departed Fort Fetterman to head north. The plan was for all...
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