Fort Caspar

Fort Caspar was a military post of the United States Army located in present-day Casper, Wyoming (which is named for the fort). Founded in the 1859 as a trading post along the Oregon Trail, it was located on the North Platte River. It was later taken over by the Army and renamed for and used during the 1860s as protection of emigrants and the telegraph line against raids from Lakota and Cheyenne in the ongoing wars between those nations and the United States. The fort was named for Lt. Caspar Collins, a U.S. Army officer in killed in the Battle of the Platte Bridge Station against the Lakota and Cheyenne at the site.. The site of the fort is listed in the National Register of Historic Places now owned by the City of Casper and operated the Fort Caspar Museum and Historic Site.

Related Topics:
United States Army - Casper - Wyoming - 1859 - Oregon Trail - North Platte River - 1860s - Telegraph - Lakota - Cheyenne - National Register of Historic Places

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