Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
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KJKlock
N 39° 19.825 W 094° 55.278
15S E 334401 N 4355204
Fort Leavenworth, Kansas is the oldest active Army post west of the Mississippi River. Today, it is the home of the Combined Arms Center and is considered the "Intellectual Center of the Army".
Waymark Code: WM6YXX
Location: Kansas, United States
Date Posted: 08/07/2009
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In 1827, Col. Henry Leavenworth, with the officers and men of the 3rd Infantry Regiment from Jefferson Barracks at St. Louis, Mo., established an Army post on the west bank of the Missouri river instead of the east bank where he was directed to. As an experienced commander he knew the significance of using terrain that favored his mission. Therefore he chose the formidable terrain on what is now the Kansas side of the river.
Fort Leavenworth played a key role in the country's westward expansion and served as a forward destination for tens of thousands of Soldiers, surveyors, emigrants, Native Americans, preachers and settlers who passed through.
Fort Leavenworth, Kansas is the oldest active Army post west of the Mississippi River. Today, it is the home of the Combined Arms Center and is considered the "Intellectual Center of the Army".
Era: Napoleonic - WW I
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