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Guide to the Fort Phil Kearney Collection

 Collection
Identifier: H68-164

Scope and Content

This collection is a group of 5X7 pieces of paper. On the papers are descriptions of General Orders, Specials Orders, Correspondence, Congressial Reports and abstracts from books and diaries pertaining to Fort Phil Kearney.

Book abstracts are from Margaret Carrington’s Absaraka (the first wife of fort commanding officer Col. H.B. Carrington), Frances Grummond Carrington’s My Army Life ( second wife of Col. Carrington, her first husband was killed in the Fetterman Massacre), A.B. Ostrander’s An Army Boy of the Sixties, the Wishart Diary, the Webb Chronological List and Wyoming Annals.

Dates

  • 1866-1868

Creator

Language of Materials

English

Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research.

Copy Restrictions

Limited duplication of print materials allowed for research purposes. User is responsible for all copyright compliance.

Historical Note

Fort Phil Kearney was built in 1866 near present day Banner, Wyoming to protect emigrant trains from Indians. The fort was the site of the Fetterman Massacre in December 1866 and the Wagon Box Fight in July 1867. Fort Phil Kearney was abandoned in 1868 with the signing of the Great Sioux Treaty and burned by an unknown party.

Extent

1 cubic feet

Abstract

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

Arrangement

Chronological and by subject

Acquisition Information

Donated Robert A. Murray in 1968.

Existence and Location of Originals

Original orders and correspondence in the National Archives.

Alternate Formats Available

On microfilm H205-206.

Processing Information

Finding aid prepared in 2002 by Kathy Gerlach. Photocopies deaccessioned and destroyed in 2002. Microfilmed copies retained.

Title
Guide to the Fort Phil Kearney Collection, 1866-1868
Status
Edited Full Draft
Author
Suzi Taylor
Date
© 2016
Language of description
English
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
Finding aid is in English

Repository Details

Part of the Wyoming State Archives, Wyoming Cultural Resources Division, Wyoming Department of State Parks & Cultural Resources Repository

Contact:
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