Fort Wallace

Kansas Fort Series #4

by Leo E. Oliva

In 1865 Fort Wallace was founded on the Kansas High Plains to guard the Smoky Hill Trail, protecting westward migrants from Indian attacks as white settlement encroached upon native hunting grounds. This military post stood at the center of conflict and progress, engaging in battle, securing the peace, and witnessing the coming of the railroad to the Plains and the West

Genres: Military History, History

132 pages, Hardcover

First published February 28, 2001

Reviews

[Patricia Roberts Wright · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was extremely helpful in my research for A Siren Called Truth. The old Army forts of the American West played an important role in Cope's and Marsh's fossil hunts. This book was a great resource for me.

[Katy Lovejoy · Rating 3 out of 5]

dull but not Terrible

[Gary Klein · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good history of Fort Wallace in western Kansas, sharing its contributions to security during the American Indian Wars in the Great Plains after the Civil War.