Camp Sheridan was established originally as the Post at Spotted Tail Indian Agency, near the
Spotted Tail Agency in northwestern Nebraska in March 1874.
In 1875, the garrison moved into permanent structures on the west fork of
Beaver Creek, 12 miles upstream from the
White River, near
Hay Springs, Nebraska. The garrison, sometimes called Fort Sheridan, was abandoned seven years later in May 1881.
See also
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Crazy Horse
Crazy Horse ( , ; – September 5, 1877) was a Lakota people, Lakota war leader of the Oglala band. He took up arms against the United States federal government to fight against encroachment by White Americans, White American settlers on Nativ ...
References
*Francis Paul Prucha, ''A Guide to the Military Posts of the United States, 1789-1895'' (Madison: The State Historical Society of Wisconsin, 1964).
*Thomas R. Buecker, "History of Camp Sheridan, Nebraska," ''Periodical: Journal of America's Military Past'' 22 (1995):55-73.
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Buildings and structures in Sheridan County, Nebraska
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