The number and variety of forts and posts, together with changes of location, name, and designation, have posed perplexing problems for students of western hist

A comprehensive guide to over one thousand forts, camps, and posts in the western United States; includes detailed historical background accompanied by more tha

During his thirty-eight-year career as a military officer, Henry Clay Merriam received the Medal of Honor for his service in the Civil War, rose to prominence i

An up-to-date guide to the critical forts of the Indian campaigns of the late 19th century. Recounts the integral role of 51 forts during the decades of warfare