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Fort Leavenworth |
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Fort Leavenworth (lĕv`ənwûrth'), U.S. military post, 6,000 acres (2,430 hectares), on the Missouri River, NE Kans., NW of Leavenworth; est. 1827 by Col. Henry Leavenworth to protect travelers on the Santa Fe Trail Santa Fe National Historic Trail (see National Parks and Monuments (table) follows the route of the old trail, with many sites marked or restored.
By the early 19th cent. small trapping parties had reached Santa Fe, then under Spanish rule; but they were forbidden to trade. ..... Click the link for more information. . The oldest U.S. military prison (est. 1874), and the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College are at the fort. The Buffalo Soldier Monument honors the post–Civil War African-American regiments that served in the West (see buffalo soldiers buffalo soldiers, name given to the African-American U.S. army regiments commissioned by Congress to patrol the American West after the Civil War. Consisting of two infantry and two cavalry regiments, they were the first such units chartered in peacetime. ..... Click the link for more information. ). How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Wallace, Commanding General of the United States Combined Arms Center and Fort Leavenworth, KS, (left) visits with Amy Ewing-Holmstrom, USFAA Managing Director, and MG David P. Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, KS in July 1986. The company's other military partnerships include Fort Sill, OK, Fort Leavenworth, KS, and Fort Rucker, AL. |
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