Dublin Core
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
Europeana Data Provider
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