Fort Morgan, Colorado

In the early 19 th century, various fur trapping companies set up posts along the front range of the Rocky Mountains in what is now Colo...

The earliest travelers set off for the Rocky Mountains even before it was certain there was gold. Confirmation wouldn't come late in ...

Edward Chase. Edward Chase, Denver’s gambling king had a short history with the military and Junction Station as Fort Morga...

During the 1860s when Fort Wardwell [Fort Morgan] was the most active at fighting the allied tribes, the fort  earned some unwelcome notori...

On May 18, 1868, the flag was lowered for the last time at Fort Morgan and the cannon fired a last salute. Captain Powell and the 4th U. ...

In 1866, General John Pope, commander of the Military Division of the Missouri which then included the Colorado Territory, set off on a ...

Fort Morgan featured little in the Indian Wars of the 1860s and 1870s. The purpose of the garrison was to provide protection for emig...

At times, desertion was a major problem in the military. By no means a daily occurrence, monthly reports note how many soldiers – gener...

Federal troops arrived in Fort Morgan (or Post of Junction as it was first called) in May, 1865 following a winter of attacks by the alli...

Early travelers through the Fort Morgan area write of long miles of prairie, huge horse-flies, and buffalo – thousands and thousands of b...