Fort D.A. Russell, 1871
Fort D. A. Russell, named in honor a David A. Russell who was a Civil War general killed at the Battle of Opequon, was established in 1867 to protect Union Pacific Railroad construction workers from attacks by Native Americans. Fort Russell was one of three forts built on the line. Fort Sanders (originally Fort John Buford) near Laramie and Fort Fred Steele were the other railroad forts. Fort D. A. Russell became Francis E. Warren Air Force Base in 1949.
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Photo File: Fort - Fort D. A. Russell, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming
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