A History of Fort Larned

Author

Blond Zack Woods, Fort Hays Kansas State College

Department

History

Degree Name

Master of Science (MS)

Abstract

This thesis is a study of the history of Fort Larned Kansas covering the years 1859-1932. The establishment of forts and garrisons along the Old Santa Fe Trail, for the protection of emigrants and freighters to the new lands secured by the United States, as a consequence of the Mexican War, was commenced in the early fifties of the nineteenth century. These forts constituted a chain of defense from the Missouri River to the old town of Santa Fe, New Mexico. A sketch by Theodore R. Davis is included.

Keywords

Kansas forts, Santa Fe Trail, Civil War, Kansas, Colorado, Indian wars, Fort Larned (Larned. Kan.)--History.

Advisor

Dr. Robert L. Parker

Date of Award

Spring 1932

Document Type

Thesis

DOI

10.58809/DZXV7776

Recommended Citation

Woods, Blond Zack, "A History of Fort Larned" (1932). Master's Theses. 215.
DOI: 10.58809/DZXV7776
Available at: https://scholars.fhsu.edu/theses/215

Rights

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