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Fort Douglas is a fort in Salt Lake City, Utah, established in 1862 for the purpose of protecting the overland mail route and telegraph lines from attacks from hostile Indians. The increasing threat of violence was caused by the withdrawal of Federal troops from the West for action against the Confederacy in the Civil War. Colonel Patrick Connor was selected to establish a military presence in the Utah Territory and selected a site east of Salt Lake City, where Camp Douglas (named after Stephen A. Douglas by Abraham Lincoln) was officially established on October 26, 1862. Fortifications (Latin fortis, strong, and facere, to make) are military constructions designed for defensive warfare. ... The Salt Lake Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is Salt Lake Citys top tourist draw. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... Motto Deo Vindice (Latin: Under God, Our Vindicator) Anthem (none official) God Save the South (unofficial) The Bonnie Blue Flag (unofficial) Dixie (unofficial) Capital Montgomery, Alabama (until May 29, 1861) Richmond, Virginia (May 29, 1861–April 2, 1865) Danville, Virginia (from April 3, 1865) Language(s) English (de facto) Religion... Combatants United States of America (Union) Confederate States of America (Confederacy) Commanders Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee Strength 2,200,000 1,064,000 Casualties 110,000 killed in action, 360,000 total dead, 275,200 wounded 93,000 killed in action, 258,000 total... Patrick Edward Connor (March 17, 1820 – December 17, 1891) was a Union general during the American Civil War, most famous for his campaigns against Indians in the American Old West. ... The Utah Territory was an organized territory of the United States that existed between 1850 and 1896. ... The Salt Lake Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is Salt Lake Citys top tourist draw. ... Stephen Arnold Douglas (nicknamed the Little Giant Because he was short but was considered by many a giant in politics) was an American politician from the western state of Illinois, and was the Democratic Party nominee for president in 1860. ...

The Fort's importance grew when the Union Pacific and Central Pacific railroads joined rails at Promontory Summit, Utah, on May 10, 1869, completing the Transcontinental Railroad. The Union Pacific Railroad (NYSE: UNP) is the largest railroad in the United States. ... The Gov. ... Promontory is a location in Box Elder County, Utah, centered approximately at 41°3707N, 112°3251W, with an elevation of 1494 meters (4902 feet) above sea level. ... This article refers to a railroad built in the United States between Omaha and Sacramento completed in 1869. ...

For well over a century troops trained at Fort Douglas, fighting in all major battles of the late 19th and 20th centuries. In 1922, Fort Douglas became the home of the 38th Infantry. The 38th remained at Fort Douglas until August 1940.

During World War I Fort Douglas was used as an internment camp for Germans living in the US and also to house German naval prisoners of war. One of the crews was from the SMS Cormoran that set sail from Tsingtao, China and was captured at Guam. SMS Cormoran was originally built by Germany in 1909 for the Russian Volunteer Fleet and named the RJASAN. She was used by the Russians as a combination mail, freight, passenger, and cargo hauler throughout the North Pacific. ... Tsigntao can refer to Tsingtao (beer) Qingdao, Shandong, China This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

Fort Douglas then became an Army Air Field and was home to the 7th Bombardment Group (B-17s). Fort Douglas reverted to an Army base after the attack on Pearl Harbor, when fears of a Japanese attack of the U.S. mainland caused the 9th Service Command Headquarters to be moved to Fort Douglas from the Presidio in San Francisco. This article is about the actual attack. ... Presidio is a place in the State of Texas in the United States of America: see Presidio, Texas. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ...

After World War II, the Army began a slow divestiture of its lands at Fort Douglas to the University of Utah, which is located directly adjacent to the Fort. However, the Fort maintained busy Reserve functions for several more decades, notably with the 96th ARCOM under the command of Maj. Gen. Michael B. Kauffman, who had spent much of his Army career at the Fort and was instrumental in keeping the Fort alive well past its announced closing in the 1970s. The Military Museum at Fort Douglas is housed in a building named after General Kauffman, who founded the Museum and built it into one of the United States' premier military museums featuring exhibits from all branches of the Armed Services. Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... The University of Utah (also The U or the U of U or the UU), located in Salt Lake City, is the flagship public research university in the state of Utah, and one of 10 institutions that make up the Utah System of Higher Education. ...

In 1970, a majority of the fort was designated a National Historic Landmark. This article or section needs additional references or sources to improve its verifiability. ...

On October 26, 1991, Fort Douglas officially closed, though the Utah National Guard maintained control of the Military Museum and the 96th ARCOM received the parts of the Fort which were not deeded to the University of Utah. The Utah National Guard consists of the: Utah Army National Guard Utah Air National Guard [1] 101st Information Warfare Flight (IWF) 109th Air Control Squadron (ACS) 130th Engineering Installation Squadron (EIS) 151st Air Refueling Wing (ARW) 169th Intelligence Squadron 299th Range Control Squadron Categories: | ...

During the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, much of Fort Douglas was used as part of the Olympic Village for the participating athletes. The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIX Olympic Winter Games, were held in 2002 in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. ... An Olympic Park is a venue or group of venues set up when a country hosts the Olympic Games. ...

See also

• Camp Floyd

Camp Floyd was a short-lived U.S. Army post near Fairfield, Utah. ...

References

• Historic Fort Douglas, University of Utah.
• Fort Douglas Military Museum Association
• Fort Douglas, Utah, A Frontier Fort, by Charles G. Hibbard (Vestige Press, 1999)