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Fort Sill Origins and Civil War Era Bold Frontier Post
The article traces Fort Sill’s birth in 1869 amid Sheridan’s campaigns, from Camp Wichita to a permanent post named for Brig. Gen. Joshua W. Still. It recalls Grierson’s reconnaissance, Custer and Cus ter exploits, early traders, Kiowa and Comanche chiefs, and the long frontier era ending with Geronimo’s move to Fort Sill and the 1890s peace efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
Medicine Bluff Creek
Phil Sheridan
Phil
Southwest
Sheridan
Johnny Murphy
United States
Fort Sill
Medicine Lodge
Southern Plains
Wichita Mountains
Indian Range
B. H. Grierson
Tenth Cavalry
Fort Arbuckle
Medicine Bluff
Chief Black Kettle
Grierson
Sill
Wichita
Custer
Samuel J. Crawford
Kansas
Kansas Cavalry
Seventh Cavalry
Fort Elliott
Washita
Joshua W.still
West Point
Stone River
Department
William Mathewson
Buffalo Bill
Young Will Cody
Horace Jones
Phil McCusker
Lawrie Tatum
Grant
Tatum
Lone Wolf
Big Tree
Satanta
Satanic
White Horse
W. T. Sherman
Texas
Satank
Plains
Isa-tai
Nelson A. Miles
Ranald S. Mackenzie
Hugh L. Scott
Scott
I-see-o
Tahbone-mah
I See-O
Secretary of War
General Pershing
Geronimo
Florida
Arizona
Captain Nye
Arthur Guydelkon
Henry Dodge
Fort Gibson
Fort Sills
Fort Washita
Fort Belknap
R. B. Marcy
Fifth Infantry
Red River
Geo. B. McClennan
Little Mac
Earl van Dorn
E. Kirby Smith
Fitzhugh Lee
W. H. Emory
George B. Thomas
Major Emory
Marcy
Washita River
Cobb
Arbuckle
Oregon
Santa Fe
The
Arkansas
Sarania
Hancock
George A. Custer
Neees