Fort McPherson (1)

Fort McPherson (1) (1863-1880) - First established in 1863 as Cantonment McKean by Maj. George M. O'Brien, 7th Iowa Cavalry, and named for Maj. Thomas Mckean. Renamed Fort McPherson in 1866 after BG James B. McPherson. Abandoned in 1880. Also known as Fort Cottonwood Springs and Fort Cottonwood.

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Location: Four miles south of Maxwell in Lincoln County, Nebraska. Maps & Images Lat: 41.0161111 Long: -100.5175 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: 2,736'

Sources:

• Roberts, Robert B., Encyclopedia of Historic Forts: The Military, Pioneer, and Trading Posts of the United States, Macmillan, New York, 1988, 10th printing, ISBN 0-02-926880-X, page 484
• Barnes, Jeff, Forts of the Northern Plains - Guide to Historic Military Posts of the Plains Indian Wars, Copyright 2008, Stackpole Books, ISBN 13: 978-0-8117-3496-7, ISBN 10: 0-8117-3496-X, page 68-71

Links:

• North American Forts - Fort McPherson

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