Descriptions of General Orders, Specials Orders, Correspondence, Congressial Reports and abstracts from books and diaries pertaining to Fort Phil Kearney.

This collection represents the people and topics that Ellison found interesting. Among the correspondents are H.C. Bretney, John Hunton, A.B. Ostrander, and Agnes Wright Spring. Topics include Platte River Bridge Battle, Fort Laramie, pioneer reminiscences and Wyoming historical writing.