Fort Phil Kearny, Dakota Territory (Now Johnson County, Wyoming) Contributed for use by the USGenWeb Project (http://www.usgenweb.com) Archives and by the WYGenWeb Project Archives (http://usgwarchives.net/wy/wyfiles.htm) by Suzanne Leonard 15 August 1997 Suzanne wrote: My partner Leigh Schram is writing a book about Fort Phil Kearny. We thought it would be interesting to post some information on some of it's people. It was in existence for only 2 years under almost continuous attack by the natives (about every 2 or 3 days). The longest it went without being attacked was only 5 days. USGenWeb Project NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the internet, data may be used by non-commercial researchers, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may not be reproduced in any format for profit, nor for presentation in any form by any other organization or individual. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than as stated above, must obtain express written permission from the author, or the submitter and from the listed USGenWeb Project archivist. For specific name searches, use the "search" or "find" feature of your browser. March from Ft. Kearney (Nebraska) to Fort Phil Kearny A very partial list of those traveling with Col. Carrington on the march from Fort Kearney, Nebraska to Fort Phil Kearny, Dakota Territory in the Spring of 1866. This information was compiled by Leigh Schram, a local historian who has done extensive research and is writing a book on Fort Phil Kearny. It is reprinted with her permission. Col. CARRINGTON Lt. Col. VAN VOAST Dr. ALEXANDER Capt. KINNY Capt. HAYMOND Capt. PHISTERER Capt. PROCTOR Capt. TEN EYCK Lt. BISBEE Lt. ADAIR Lt. D'ORSAY (D'ISSAY) Lt. LITCHFIELD Lt. BROWN Dr. HORTON Maj. LEWIS (to Camp Douglas) Capt. John McCLINTOCK (to Camp Douglas) 1st. Lt. Hohn U. GILL Capt. Henry R. MIZNER (to Ft. Saunders) Capt. NIEL Capt. BURT (to Ft. Bridger) Capt. BENHAM Lt. WILCOX Lt. THOMPSON Lt. BELL Dr. WATER (to Ft. Bridger) Some women and children accompanying the men were: Mrs. CARRINGTON and two sons Mrs. BISBEE Mrs. HORTON Mrs. BURT Mrs. McCLINTOCK, baby and nurse (to Camp Douglas) The wife and 2 children of Sgt. ST. JOHN of Co. F. At the crossing of the north fork of the Platte River, Sgt. ST. JOHN and 2 men of his company are drowned. Some Civilians at Fort Phil Kearny The following information was compiled by Leigh Schram, a local historian who has done extensive research on Fort Phil Kearney, which was in existence from July of 1866 until July of 1868. This is reprinted with Ms. Schram's permission. ANDERSON (cooked for mess, colored) ANDREWS, Will (teamster) ARRISON, Henry (killed partner of French Pete) BENTON, Charles H. (killed with French Pete) BISBEE, Gene or Jean (child of Lt. Wm. BISBEE) BISBEE, Mrs. William H. BLOGDETT, Josiah (quartered in cabin between stockade and river at Fort P. Kearny, sutler, herder, and labor) BOTSFORD, A. J. (sutler at Fort P. Kearny in 1866) BREAKENRIDGE, George E. (In 1867 went to Fort P. Kearny from New Mexico, then to Fort C. F. Smith (Montana). Wheelwright in April 1868, married June 3 to Mrs. Elizabeth WHEATLEY, widow of John WHEATLEY killed with FETTERMAN.) BRIDGER, Jim (scout) BURNS, Thomas (killed with French Pete, July 17, 1866) CARRINGTON, Margaret Irvin SULLIVANT (wife to Col. CARRINGTON) CARRINGTON, James Beebee (son of Col. and Mrs. CARRINGTON) CARRINGTON, Henry S. "Harry" (son of Col. and Mrs. CARRINGTON) GRUMMOND, Frances Courtney (wife of Lt. George W. GRUMMOND, later second wife to Col. CARRINGTON) CARTER, Jim (hay contractor) CARTER, Bill (scout) CHENEY, Mansel & Lewis (brothers took train up Bozeman Trail in 1866) CHENEY, Lyman (on train up Bozeman) CHENEY, Mrs. Mansel and 3 children accompanied her husband up Bozeman - widow in 1866. COHEN, Mrs. Julia (wife of Pvt. Moses COHEN, Co. D, 2nd Cav. - laundress at Fort P. Kearny) "Colored Susan" (servant of Tenadore TEN EYCK) CRAIG, Mr. (Hay contractor, Fort P. Kearny) CURRY (OR CURREY), Mrs. Samuel (her husband Samuel CURRY died Sept. 10, 1866 - she was appointed a hospital Matron to relieve Bell MURRAY) DONALDSON, Joseph (teamster, killed while in pursuit of Indians, 1866) DONALD (OR DONNAIRE), William killed with French Pete in 1866. GASSOUX, Pierre "French Pete" (killed on July 18, 1866) GALLEGAS, Raphael (guide and interpreter at Fort P. Kearny) GASSEAU, Mrs. (Indian wife of French Pete, had 5 children) George (servant of Mrs. Margaret CARRINGTON in 1866) GILBREATH, J. S. (proprietor of 3 wagon trains) Gilmore, J. C. (contractor who lost $50,000 worth of material in Wagon Box Fight) GLOVER, Ridgway (photographer killed near FPK in Sept. 1866) GRAHAM, William (Captain of wagon train, Aug. 21, 1866) HINES, C. M. (civilian surgeon) HORTON, Mrs. Samuel (went up trail with CARRINGTONS) KELLOG (loads wagons for hay camp at Fort Phil Kearny, 1866) KRACT, Fred W. (herded cattle near Fort Phil Kearny in 1866) Laura (servant of the WANDS) LOBB, John A. (chosen capt. of train leaving Fort Phil Kearny for east, Sept. 9, 1866) MURRAY, Miss Belle (hospital matron) MURRAY, Mrs. John (hospital matron) McCANN, Mr. D. I. (wagonmaster - did not deliver corn to forts) McCREARY (hay contractor at Fort Phil Kearny in late summer, 1866) PHILLIPS, John "Portugee" (made ride to Fort Laramie with news of Fetterman's defeat. SCRAGG, James (July 24, 1866, had leg amputated) SMITH, J. W. (a miner killed near Fort Phil Kearny on Sept. 13, 1866) Susan (servant of TEN EYCK) WALTON, John (came in with miners, died Sept. 28, 1866) WANDS, Mrs. WHEATLEY, Mrs. Elizabeth (she and her husband kept an eating house just outside the compound of Fort Phil Kearny) WHEATLEY, James S. (John, killed with Fetterman Dec. 21, 1866) WILLIAMS, Hank or Henry (worked with Bridger) WOODS, Glen (body found 11 miles north of Fort Phil Kearny, Sept. 22, 1866)