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Fort Sanders (Wyo.)

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Geographic subdivision usage: Wyoming Fort Sanders Variant(s): Fort John Buford (Wyo.) John Buford, Fort (Wyo.) Sanders, Fort (Wyo.) See also: Fortification --Wyoming Found in: Work cat.: NUCMC data from Wyoming State Archives for Moonlight, T. Papers, 1887-1889 (Fort Sanders) Encyc. of historic forts, 1988: p. 862 (Wyoming: Fort Sanders (Fort John Buford); located about two miles south of the present city of Laramie in Albany Co.; est. July 10, 1866; originally named Fort John Buford in honor of Civil War Maj. Gen. who died on Dec. 16, 1863; officially designated Fort Sanders a month later in honor of Brig. Gen. William P. Sanders, who died on Nov. 19, 1863, of mortal wounds suffered at Knoxville, Tenn.; abandoned on May 18, 1882, the military reservation was transferred to the Interior Dept. on Aug. 22, 1882, for disposition)

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Guide to the Governor Thomas Moonlight records

 Collection
Identifier: RG0001.09
Abstract Governor Thomas Moonlight's correspondence reflects the issues one would expect a Wyoming Territorial Governor to monitor. Subject matter includes petitions for pardons, appointments, requisitions and extraditions, livestock, an addition to the penitentiary in Laramie, land laws and settlement, Indians, militia, game and fish matters, the university, post offices, and a Fourth of July celebration. Separate series include petitions and correspondence concerning the organization of Natrona...
Dates: 1887-1889

Guide to the U.S. Department of Justice (Wyoming District) Records

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Identifier: RG4004
Abstract

Selected records from the United State Department of Justice operations in the state of Wyoming. Records include information on Federal court cases tried in or affecting Wyoming, and registration of aliens (usually Germans), slackers and delinquents in Wyoming during World War I.

Dates: 1866-1949