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The fort was built by troops of the 7th Regiment Iowa Volunteer Cavalry using cedar logs cut in Cottonwood Canyon. [2] It was completed in October 1863. Originally named Cantonment McKean, on February 26, 1866, it was renamed Fort McPherson in the honor of Major General James B. McPherson. However, it was always popularly known as Fort Cottonwood.
Fort McPherson National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery, located 4 miles (6 km) south of the village of Maxwell in Lincoln County, Nebraska. Administered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs , it encompasses 20 acres (8.1 ha), and as of 2014, it had over 10,000 interments.
Fort McPherson was a U.S. Army military base located in Atlanta, Georgia, bordering the northern edge of the city of East Point, Georgia.It was the headquarters for the U.S. Army Installation Management Command, Southeast Region; the U.S. Army Forces Command; the U.S. Army Reserve Command; the U.S. Army Central.
Military instillations in Nebraska alphabetical order; Name Location Period Alkali Station: Armas de Francia: Fort Atkinson: Fort Calhoun: 1819-1827 Camp Atlanta: Atlanta: 1943-1946 Camp Augur: Beauvais Station Post: Fort Beaver Valley: Fort Bellevue: Bordeaux Trading Post: near Chadron: Cabanné's Post: Omaha: 1822-1840 Fort Calhoun: Fort ...
Fort Logan H. Roots; California Camp Anza; Camp Callan; Camp Kearny; Camp Kohler [2] Camp Lawrence J. Hearn; Camp Lockett; Fort Humboldt; Fort MacArthur; Fort Mason; Camp McQuaide; Camp Santa Anita; Camp Seeley; Camp Stoneman; Camp Young [3] Castle Air Force Base; Desert Training Center; Fort Baker; Fort Ord; Fort Point; Fort Tejon; Fort ...
27 Nebraska. 28 Nevada. 29 New Hampshire. ... Fort McPherson; Fort Moore, ... rebuilt as a living history museum; Fort Okanogan; Fort Simcoe, ...
Three years ago, I launched a Facebook page dedicated to Lenawee County history and genealogy, a place where people could share photos and make family tree research inquiries. This year marks a ...
McPherson County, Nebraska, and Fort McPherson National Cemetery, located near Maxwell, Nebraska, were named in his honor, and the National Cemetery was established on March 3, 1873. This 20-acre (81,000 m 2 ) cemetery is located two miles (3 km) south of Interstate 80 , near Exit 190.