Fort Leavenworth
Established in 1827
It was the first permanent U.S. Army Fort established in Kansas. (Society, Frontier Forts, 2014)
It purpose was to protect the Santa Fe Trail. (Society, Frontier Forts, 2014)
It served for many years as the site of the army’s command and General Staff College. (Society, Frontier Forts, 2014)
Was first named Fort Ellsworth but was changed to Fort Harker in 1866 (Society, Frontier Forts, 2014)
It was named after Civil War General Charles Garrison Harker (Society, Frontier Forts, 2014)
Fort was abandoned in 1872 after all of the worst Plains Indian