Fort Sully (Fort Leavenworth, Kansas)

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Title

Fort Sully (Fort Leavenworth, Kansas)

Contributor

srb23@st-andrews.ac.uk

Language

English

Type

Site

Identifier

2979

Extent

m x m x m

Medium

HMDB, 13 Jan 2022. https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=66684

Spatial Coverage

current,39.352317,-94.929300 ;

Europeana

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Fort Sully (Fort Leavenworth, Kansas)

Europeana Type

TEXT

Site Item Type Metadata

Wiki

https://www.cineg.org/wiki/index.php/Fort_Sully_(Fort_Leavenworth,_Kansas)

Monument Type

Plaque

Inscription

In October of 1864 when Fort Leavenworth and the city of Leavenworth were threatened by Confederate forces under General Sterling Price, fortifications were constructed on the crest of the ridge to the west. These works were armed with heavy siege guns, and were manned by a hastily gathered composite force including companies of the Seventh Kansas Militia, discharged veterans, convalescents, and civilian employees. The fortifications were named Fort Sully in honor of General Alfred Sully, a distinguished Regular soldier of the period.

State

Kansas

Affiliation

Union

City

Fort Leavenworth

Location Type

Cemetery