Fort Phil Kearny State Historic Site

Local nameFort Phil Kearny
LocationWyoming, United States

Fort Phil Kearny was an outpost of the United States Army that existed in the late 1860s in present-day northeastern Wyoming along the Bozeman Trail. Construction began in 1866 on Friday, July 13, by Companies A, C, E, and H of the 2nd Battalion, 18th Infantry, under the direction of the regimental commander and Mountain District commander Colonel Henry B. Carrington.

The post was named for Major General Philip Kearny, a popular figure in the Civil War. The fort should be distinguished from the similarly named Fort Kearny in Nebraska, which was named for his uncle, Stephen Kearny. Today, the 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.

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More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Phil_Kearny

Official website http://www.fortphilkearny.com/

Phone +1 307 684 7629

Address 528 Wagon Box Road, Banner, WY 82832, USA

Coordinates 44°31'53.367" N -106°49'31.166" E

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