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AuthorMichael Trevis

Michael has a BA in History & American Studies and an MSc in American History from the University of Edinburgh. He comes from a proud military family and has spent most of his career as an educator in the Middle East and Asia. His passion is travel, and he seizes any opportunity to share his experiences in the most immersive way possible, whether at sea or on the land.

Fort Marcy

Part of our in-depth series exploring Southern Early American Forts At the end of the Civil War in 1865, the system of fortications (now known as Fort Circle Parks) which surrounded the capital city, Washington DC, were dismantled. The lumber and...

Fort Laramie Fight

Part of our in-depth series exploring Sioux Nation Forts The following story is from the book, Encyclopedia of Indian Wars, by Gregory F. Michno. 15 June, 1853: During a gathering of Lakotas and Cheyennes near Fort Laramie to receive their annual...

Fort Huachuca

  Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Apacheria History Fort Huachuca is a product of the Indian Wars of the 1870s and 1880s. In February 1877, Colonel August B. Kautz, commander of the Department of Arizona, ordered that a camp...

Fort Henrietta

Part of our in-depth series exploring the Mountain Pacific Forts Located in Echo, OR 1 mile S of I-84 at exit 188. Historic and scenic setting along Umatilla River. Utilla (1851-1855) was the first Indian agency for local tribes. It was located...

Fort Halleck

Fort Halleck, Wyoming, was established in 186.2 to protect the Overland Trail Stage Line from continuing Indian problems. The site chosen in a gap on the north side of Elk Mountain at an elevation of about 7300 feet, was near a spring with plenty of...

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