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. Built in July 1866 under the direction of Colonel Henry B. Carrington of the 18th U.S. Infantry, it was named for General Philip Kearny, a popular figure in the American Civil War. The fort should be distinguished from the similarly-named Fort Kearny in Nebraska, which was named for Kearny's uncle. The fort today is commemorated by the State of Wyoming as the Fort Phil Kearny State Historic Site. The Army is the branch of the United States armed forces which has primary responsibility for land-based military operations. ... Events and trends Italian unification under King Victor Emmanuel II. Wars for expansion and national unity continue until the incorporation of the Papal States (March 17, 1861 - September 20, 1870). ... State nickname: Equality State Other U.S. States Capital Cheyenne Largest city Cheyenne Governor Dave Freudenthal Official languages English Area 253,554 km² (10th)  - Land 251,706 km²  - Water 1,851 km² (0. ... The Bozeman Trail was an overland route connecting the Oregon Trail to the gold rush territory of Montana. ... 1866 is a common year starting on Monday. ... Philip Kearny (June 2, 1815–September 1, 1862) was a United States Army officer, notably in the Mexican and Civil wars. ... The American Civil War was fought in the United States from 1861 until 1865 between the United States – forces coming mostly from the 23 northern states of the Union – and the newly-formed Confederate States of America, which consisted of 11 southern states that had declared their secession. ... In Jules Vernes Around the World in 80 Days, a train in the process of being hijacked by Sioux Indians stops at Fort Kearny to request aid from the troops there. ... State nickname: Cornhusker State Other U.S. States Capital Lincoln Largest city Omaha Governor Dave Heineman Official languages English Area 200,520 km² (16th)  - Land 199,099 km²  - Water 1,247 km² (0. ...

The fort was located along the east side of the Bighorn Mountains in present-day northern Johnson County, approximately 15 miles north of Buffalo. Along with Fort Reno and Fort C. F. Smith, the fort was established along the Bozeman Trail in the Powder River Country at the height of the Indian Wars to protect prospective miners travelling the traill north from the Oregon Trail to present-day Montana. Fort Phil Kearny was the largest of the three stockaded fortifications along the trail. It enclosed an area of 17 acres (69,000 m²) with a fort wall that was 8 feet (2 m) high, 1,496 feet (456 m) in length, and tapered in width from 600 feet (180 m) on the north to 240 feet (73 m) on the south. Construction of the stockage required more than 4,000 logs. In 1867, the building construction requiredover 606,000 feet (185 km) of lumber and 130,000 bricks. The Bighorn Mountains are shown highlighted in red in the western United States The Bighorn Mountains are a mountain range in northern Wyoming in the United States, forming a spur from the Rocky Mountains extending approximately 200 miles (320 km) northward on the Great Plains. ... Johnson County is a county located in the north central of the state of Wyoming. ... Buffalo is a city located in Johnson County, Wyoming. ... The Powder River Country is depicted in red on a map of the western United States The Powder River Country refers to an area of the Great Plains in northeastern Wyoming in the United States. ... The Indian Wars were a series of conflicts between the United States and Native American peoples (Indians) of North America. ... For other uses of the term, see Oregon Trail (disambiguation) The route of the Oregon Trail is shown in red in the western United States Ruts made by wagons on the Oregon Trail in eastern Wyoming, at Register Cliff. ... State nickname: Treasure State Other U.S. States Capital Helena Largest city Billings Governor Brian Schweitzer Official languages English Area 381,156 km² (4th)  - Land 377,295 km²  - Water 3,862 km² (1%) Population (2000)  - Population 926,865 (44th)  - Density 2. ... 1867 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...

The fort played an important role in Red Cloud's War. The area around the fort was the site of the Fetterman massacre and the Wagon Box Fight. By 1868, the Union Pacific Railroad had reached far enough west that emigrants could reach the Montana gold fields through present-day Idaho, rendering the dangerous Bozeman Trail obsolete. All three forts along the trail were abandoned as part of the Treaty of Fort Laramie of 1868. Shortly after, it was burned by Cheyenne Indians The Powder River Country, northeast of the Bighorn Mountains and south of the Yellowstone River, is shown in red in the western United States Red Clouds War (also referred to as the Bozeman War) was an armed conflict between the Sioux and the United States in Wyoming and Montana... 1868 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The Union Pacific Railroad (NYSE: UNP) is the largest railroad in the United States. ... State nickname: Gem State Other U.S. States Capital Boise Largest city Boise Governor Dirk Kempthorne Official languages none Area 216,632 km² (14th)  - Land 214,499 km²  - Water 2,133 km² (0. ... The Treaty of Fort Laramie was an agreement between the United States and the Lakota nation, signed in 1868 at Fort Laramie in the Wyoming Territory, guaranteeing to the Lakota ownership of the Black Hills, and further land and hunting rights in South Dakota, Wyoming, and Montana. ... 1868 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Cheyenne lodges with buffalo meat drying, 1870 The Cheyenne are a Native American nation of the Great Plains, closely allied with the Arapaho and loosely allied with the Lakota (Sioux). ...

External links

• http://wyoparks.state.wy.us/KEARNY.htm
• http://www.philkearny.vcn.com/