History of Frontier Forts of Kansas
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- Опубліковано 26 чер 2024
- Through the use of live historical re-enactments, rare photographs and drawings, and current-day visits to remaining forts, The Frontier Forts of Kansas is an entertaining program that gives viewers a rare insight into why the forts were established and what life was really like living on the edge of the Western Plains in the 1800s. In order to secure travel routes during the expansion and settlement of America's western lands, the U.S. government built a large network of approximately 73 frontier forts and encampments. Because of their central location, the presence of military forts during the 19th Century in what is now the state of Kansas was particularly important to change the West forever. These forts were originally established on the Great Plains to protect traders on the Santa Fe Trail and gold seekers and emigrants on the Oregon-California Trail. Later on, they protected settlers, railroad laborers, and the railroads themselves. Dragoons the Cavalry Indians Buffalo Soldiers battle daily life in a military fort The Civil War buffalo stagecoaches railroads -- all important aspects of this turbulent chapter in American history are covered in-depth in this fascinating production. Plus, you'll see eight of these forts which today are bringing back the past as museums and historical sites. This video production, guaranteed to entertain and inform, will take you on a journey back in time to visit eight famous forts that today are bringing back the past as museums and historical sites. Historic Forts include Fort Scott, Fort Harker, Fort Leavenworth, Fort Dodge, Fort Riley, Fort Hays, Fort Larned, and Fort Wallace. An award-winning program perfect for history buffs, homeschoolers, teachers, and students of all ages.
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I was a military soldier assigned to Ft Riley in 1967. As a photographer on post I photographed the "goings on" in the post. My last assignment- photographed "Chief"the last calvary horse in the US Army. Chief is buried standing up in the parade grounds in Ft. Riley.
My dad was stationed there in the late '70s, I've seen that statue, and the Cavalry Museum, Custer's House, etc. Neat stuff
Cavalry not "calvary."
I was posted at fort Lincoln in 1876
The military road between Ft. Leavenworth and Ft. Scott ran right through the western part of what is now Kansas City, Kansas, and the soldiers had to be ferried across the Kansas River nearby. I’d like to know more about how that part of Kansas changed hands from the Native Kansa to displaced Native Delaware people to settlers. This history helped fill in much that those of us who grew up in KS in the 20th century were not educated about. THANKS👍
I lived at #4 Reynolds Ave. Ft. Leavenworth, KS. I was also a Whipper-in at the last military foxhunt in the USA, The Ft. Leavenworth Hunt. I went to visit the German POW graves, tucked away in a long forgotten part of the fort.
Just visited Fort Scott last spring after seeing it will driving in our motor home, beautifully maintained old fort and quaint small town, ended up staying 4 days.
The narrator is someone from my school days, old nature documentaries sounds like ? Familiar! 👍
I was sent to Fort Riley Kansas after basic training at Fort Ord Monterey, California..
I have a relative on my fathers side, Del Rue, he was Quarter Master to the Osage in Pawhuska. His House is a Historical Landmark.
A very nicely done documentary! Thank you!
Zebulon? That's the first name of my 6th and 7th great grandfathers. But our Surname is Edgerton. They were born in Norwich, CT. My 9th great grandfather was in Saybrook in 1635.
My mom's dad was born in Missouri in 1913, but grew up and lived in Kansas most of his life. I know he lived in Texas a few years. And was in Washington by 1940?. I really know nothing about Kansas. Thank you to this video for pulling me into a new rabbit hole. ❤
I know it's cliche... but they really don't make em like this anymore! Great Documentary!
Narrator is an old familiar voice ! Comforting. ✌️
Spent 2 years on Fort Riley KS so found thus interesting, must have been a joyful area to be stationed in the early 1800s.
I watched a show about old houses. One house had a long underground tunnel that went to a well. It was made that way at the time so they wouldn't have to walk out side to the well so they wouldn't get attacked by Indians getting water.
My relatives were Kitowa Scouts from Knoxville TN to Pueblo Co on the Tennessee, Mississippi, and Arkansas Rivers. Actually with the Savannah and the Colorado Rivers, all the way across the USA on The Santa Fe. Kitowa Union Cherokee Scouts. Our Treaty is the Treaty of 1817
I had the honor and the privilege of serving as an officer in both the 7th Cavalry and the 10th Cavalry.
No, the Trail is now Highway 50 it is not gone.
Most of their recruits came from the East. The Westerners knew what a soldier's life was like and wanted nothing to do with it.
They had a lot of desertion and few re-enlistments.
As a matter of perspective - at Little Big Horn - there were about 6,000 Indians, men, women and children - with between 1500 and 2500 combatants.
Custer had about 450 guys total - of which about 235 were killed with him.
At the Battle of Gettysburg there were over 70,000 guys *_ON EACH SIDE_* .
The Indians didn't stand a chance.
The only reason the Army had so much trouble with them - was Congress was cheap and wouldn't pay for enough men to keep the Indians from raiding each other and the Whites.
When the Whites showed up - the Indians didn't treat them any differently than they had each other.
They'd send out Raiding parties that were opportunistic. They'd make a judgment call - can we take them? If the answer was - no - or we'll suffer to many casualties - they'd go somewhere else.
If the Answer was Yes - they'd steal the horsed, kill the men, rape the women and kidnap the girls and children they wanted to keep. They'd then take the women they captured back to their village and put their wombs to work making babies for their tribe instead of their enemies.
The difference between the Whites and the other Indian Tribes - was the Whites could call on the Army.
Once the Indians were put on Reservations - they were a lot easier to control - but - then they'd leave and the Army would have to chase them back. That is what the Army was doing on the Little Big Horn. After Custer, the Indians packed up and left but they could move about as fast as the Army could - so - the Army mostly just followed them around trying to catch them which on occasion they did. The big thing though - was that while they were being chased by the Army - they couldn't forage and began to get hungry. So - they went back to the Reservation where they knew the Government would feed them - and it did.
Mission Accomplished - the Army went back to it's Barracks.
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THE EARLIEST FORT IN KANSAS WAS THE FRENCH FORT , DE LA CAVIGINAL JUST NORTH OF FT LEAVENWORTH ON THE WEST BANK OF THE MISSOURI RIVER!
THIS WAS THE FURTHEST WEST OF THE FRENCH CANADIAN COLONIAL PRESENCE !
IT WAS ALSO AN FUR TRAPPING FAR WEST
SETTLEMENT AS WELL!!
IT WAS ACTIVE IN THE 1740/ 1750s ERA!
I'm glad that the statues of the Buffalo Soldiers are still standing. I'm surprised that the WOKENESS crowd didn't demand that they be destroyed.
Pikes Peak is what you see but the Trail goes over Monarch Pass, the beginning of the Arkansas River.
Agree !
There is at-least one & maybe 2 or 3 old military headstones and old wagon ruts on my maternal family farm in far north-west Riley County Kansas, I've contacted the Kansas State and Riley County Historical Societies, Fort Riley, Representative Mann's offices, as well as Topeka TV News stations, to see if anyone would be interested in documenting these headstones & wagon ruts (just north of Fancy Creek) but have gotten zero interest/feedback. I believe these are remnants of the Ft. Riley/Fort Kearney Wagon Trail. I don't want to document this for self serving or financial gain, I just believe the family of these soldiers and historians should know of these graves and wagon trail history, can anyone help?
Ft. Hays is not spelled "Ft. Hayes".
I did a little time at the prison bordering fort Scott where Custer was at one time stationed,still there I guess
Fort Scott is difficult because it is on the Arkansas Trail.
Should have ate Mulberries to get rid of Scurvy
US Disciplinary Barracks at Leavenworth!
The union Army was fighting for fee stete but at the same time they were killing Natives American for Land.
I find it difficult to reconcile the rationalizations used by our forefathers in genocide, slavery and deception while touting freedom and Christianity. I firmly believe in God and freedom but some things I can't understand the consciousness of those times. Still happening today I guess. I do know that few issues are black and white but people insist that it be.
What about the frontier forts with log stockades?
The ones we see in western films.
Where did all the woid for building the forts come from?
They probably brought it in from where ever they got it.
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Trees
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Buffalo's followed the Rivers leaving a Buffalo Trail to follow, before white man arrived.
so sad...
Never heard the term military soldier sounds odd to me
Me too. I done 4 yrs in the Corps. Never heard that before
The music got very annoying.
The music, to me, is quite grand for such a documentary on Kansas history.
It's sad when history starts to make sense. These are the true definition of sellouts