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4TH ARTILLERY (SERVED AS iNFANTRY) - (under Lt. Col. R. I. Dodge) - 1876 - Site: WY. Named in story entitled "BATTLE OF THE MIGHTY THREE" by Bill Judge who writes of The Powder River Expedition of the U. S. Army led by Major General George Crook and Colonel Ranald S. Mackenzie and details of the battle as found in this old and complete western magazine

4TH CAVALRY REGIMENT- (under Brig. General Mackenzie) - 1876 - Site: WY. Named in story entitled "BATTLE OF THE MIGHTY THREE" by Bill Judge who writes of The Powder River Expedition of the U. S. Army led by Major General George Crook and Colonel Ranald S. Mackenzie and details of the battle as found in this old and complete western magazine

4TH CAVALRY REGIMENT, Co. M. - (under Lt. McKinney) - 1876 - Site: WY. Named in story entitled "BATTLE OF THE MIGHTY THREE" by Bill Judge who writes of The Powder River Expedition of the U. S. Army led by Major General George Crook and Colonel Ranald S. Mackenzie and details of the battle as found in this old and complete western magazine

4TH CAVALRY REGIMENT, Co. M. - (under Captain Wessels) - 1876 - Site: WY. Named in story entitled "BATTLE OF THE MIGHTY THREE" by Bill Judge who writes of The Powder River Expedition of the U. S. Army led by Major General George Crook and Colonel Ranald S. Mackenzie and details of the battle as found in this old and complete western magazine

41ST INFANTRY REGIMENT- 1875 - 89. Location Texas, Mexico, New York. Here is the story entitled THE INSANITY AND DEATH OF GENERAL RANALD S. MACKENZIE by J. M. Skaggs who writes of the end of duty and life of the hero of heroes who had done as much as any one man to rid the Southwest of marauding Indians as found in this seldom read western magazine

FORT HALL - 1800 - 1900's era. Location: ID, MT, OR, WA. Named in story entitled "BLACK ROBES AND CIRCUIT RIDERS" by Gracey Roffey Pratt who writes that in the pioneer days it was thought that 'Sunday Would Never Cross the Mississippi" but a host of dedicated circuit riders and missionaries carried their message as relayed in this history written in this old and complete western magazine

FORT HALL - Referred to in "Peter Lassen: The Great Chief" by Ethel Bangert - 1840 era of the story of a stubborn Dane who would not let the wilderness defeat him. Founded the Lassen Trail across the High Sierras as published in this old and rarely found Western magazine.

FORT HALL -  early 1800’s. Location ID, MO, MT, WA. Site in story entitled "THE EMANCIPATION OF GEORGE WASHINGTON BUSH" as found in this old western magazine

FORT HALL EMIGRANT mentioned in Across the Plains in the Donner Party (1846), by Virginia Reed Murphy

FORT HALL, IDAHO - 1850 - 80 - Location - Oregon. Named  in story of  Ben Wright entitled Good Man Turned Rogue" by Marie Schlotfeldt which relates story of one of the greatest of Indian killers. From the time he joined wagon train for Oregon, his name is mentioned as the heroes of a  hundred bloody battles and the greatest Indian fighter the Pacific Northwest had ever known as found in this seldom found western magazine.

FORT HALL * - 1840 era. Site: Western Pioneer. Named in story entitled "ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY DAYS ON THE ROAD" by Marie Schlotfeldt of the journey of the Western Emigration Society and the dangers and privations the pioneers met on the trail as found in this old and complete western magazine.

FORT HALL. - 1840-41- Era. Site Western Territories. Named in THE FIRST EMIGRANT TRAIN TO CALIFORNIA, the story of hardship, terror, malnutrition on the road to the new west as endured by pioneers who made the first wagon train westward as saved from this old complete and selfdom found western magazine.

FORT HALL. - 1860 era - Named in historical story entitled " Fort Laramie" , a Federal Army Outpost in Wyoming and the events that took place here and changed the outcome of the pioneer west as published in this rare of western magazine

FORT HALL.. - 1860 era - Named in historical story entitled " Fort Laramie" , a Federal Army Outpost in Wyoming and the events that took place here and changed the outcome of the pioneer west as published in this rare of western magazine

FORT HALLECK COMMISSARY.. - 1860 era - Named in historical story entitled " Fort Laramie" , a Federal Army Outpost in Wyoming and the events that took place here and changed the outcome of the pioneer west as published in this rare of western magazine

FORT HALLECK Enlisted Men's Barrack *.. - 1860 era - Named in historical story entitled " Fort Laramie" , a Federal Army Outpost in Wyoming and the events that took place here and changed the outcome of the pioneer west as published in this rare of western magazine

FORT HALLECK Guardhouse *. - 1860 era - Named in historical story entitled " Fort Laramie" , a Federal Army Outpost in Wyoming and the events that took place here and changed the outcome of the pioneer west as published in this rare of western magazine

FORT HALLECK.. - 1860 era - Named in historical story entitled " Fort Laramie" , a Federal Army Outpost in Wyoming and the events that took place here and changed the outcome of the pioneer west as published in this rare of western magazine

FORT HALL  mentioned in "The Remarkable Dr. Keil" By: Art Free

FORT HALSTEAD - 1872  era  - Location Montana - Named in true story entitled RANGELAND JUSTICE WAS WITHOUT MERCY  by Delbert G. Volk  of Montana settlers who had to hang their cannibal friend, guide Ross Tatum, quickly to prevent unspeakable slaughter as published in this very rare and unusual complete western magazine.

FORT HAMILIN Mentioned in "A Visit to the Klondike" By: John Sidney Webb

FORT HANCOCK  mentioned or described  in "Tom Mix Frontier Bartender" by Sam Henderson as written up in an old western magazine covering the life of Tom Mix.

FORT HANCOCK, NEW JERSEY FOX STUDIOS. - 1900' era. Site: TN CA KA NJ TX OK. Old movie named and  written about in massive feature story entitled THE FILM COWBOY HEROES WHO WERE FOR REAL listing movie stars, acts, animals, stuntmen, singers -- a real history of the early film pioneers who made the roles of cowboy heroes as saved from this very old, complete, seldom found or read western magazine

FORT HANCOCK..  - 1865-90 - Cherokee Strip, Indian Territory, Oklahoma.  Named in rare autobiography entitled COWBOYS AND CATTLELAND, by H. H. Halsell, the story of life of the old Cherokee Strip Riders who galloped up and down the Cimarron Strip with Halsell in the years thru 1889 as published in this rarely found and seldom opened old, complete western magazine

FORT HARKER  "I Fought at Beecher's Island" by George Oaks as told to C. V. Rinehart. According to witness, Grover was actually hero of Battle of Beecher's Island in first told history from old western magazine.

FORT HARRISON - 1897 era - Named in this story which which chronicles the activity of the 25th U. S. Infantry Bicycle Corps which was a test of the bicycle's ability to function for the U. S. Army. Trip started at Fort Missoula and ended at St. Louis Missouri. Rare and unusual item of Black Americana as found in this seldom read western magazine.

FORT HAUCHUCA, ARIZONA mentioned in "Idaho Ellison-Where The Action Is!"

FORT HAUCHUCA, ARIZONA- 1890 - 20 era. Named in this story. When an old prospector came struggling into Fort Bowie in Arizona Indian Territory hungry and tired. Well, he had come to the right place cause three of the soldiers there had found some funny looking rock and wanted him to stake a claim. They shook hands, became a partnership and founded the THE QUEEN OF COPPER as here found in this western magazine by Dale F. Underwood.

FORT HAVEN * - 1850 - 191- era. Site: Fort Churchill, Nevada, Utah. named in this comprehensive history of FORT CHURCHILL named MILITARY GHOSTS ON THE CARSON by Neil Murbarger which relates the proud history of, arguably, the most important Fort on the pioneer western front. Great stories of the past as seldom read and published in this old western magazine.

FORT HAWKER * - 1860 - 80 - era: Site - Kansas - Colorado. Named in story entitled LAYING TRACK ON THE HIGH PLAINS by Joseph W. Snell with photos provided by the Kansas State Historical Society of Topeka. History - a history of the times when the Pacific Railroad Act of 1862 provided impetus to expand our railway system and enable coast to coast travel as saved from this rare and complete western magazine

FORT HAWKER ”  - 1850 - 1900 era - Named in story entitled THE FIGHT AT FOSSIL CREEK by J. L. Beardsley who tells of the attacks of Cheyenne Chiefs Tall Bull and Roman Nose on the workmen of the Union Pacific Railway in Kansas as found in this old western magazine.

FORT HAWKER- 1868 ERA - Location: KA, NB, CO. Named in story entitled "Thunder On The Arickaree" by Raymond W. and Mary Lund Settle which tell of Buffalo Soldiers of the 10th Cavalry saving troops of Colonel George A. Forsyth of the 9th Cavalry which is one of the great reads of our early pioneer days as found in this rare, complete, western magazine.

FORT HAWKER, KANSAS - 1867 - 78 era. Location: TX. Named in story entitled "FORT RICHARDSON - THE WHITE'S MAN HOPE" by Louise Cheney who writes of the history of a U. S. Army fort in the pioneer country which only lasted 11 year but was one of the most important in our history as found in this old and complete western magazine.

FORT HAYES  - 1861 - 81 era. Location: CA,CO,MO. Named in story entitled DEADWOOD'S GAMBLING LADY by Louise Auer of Madame Vestal who served as a Confederate spy, a devoted wife and, ultimately, South Dakota's leading lady as found in this very rare western magazine.

FORT HAYS *, KANSAS  - 1883 Era - Historical story entitled "Title Bout On The Prairie" wherein two great marksman, "Buffalo Bill" Cody and Billy "Buffalo Bill" Comstock (Chief Scout at Fort Wallace, Kansas) contested to see who could kill more Buffalo as reported in western magazine.

FORT HAYS , KANSAS, 1870 - 1890 era, Written up in, "Those Brawling Boys in Blue" By: William B. Secrest. Seldom found stories of army life and problems and quarrels  in service on the western front.

FORT HAYS ”  - 1850 - 1900 era - Named in story entitled THE FIGHT AT FOSSIL CREEK by J. L. Beardsley who tells of the attacks of Cheyenne Chiefs Tall Bull and Roman Nose on the workmen of the Union Pacific Railway in Kansas as found in this old western magazine.

FORT HAYS, KANSAS -- 1870 ERA - Named in Historical story by Professor Othniel C. Marsh written before his death that covered his trips to the Great West Contains text  along with pictures of his trips inc. photos of his 1871 Yale Expedition, the 1873 Expedition.

FORT HAYS, Kansas Cavalry Patrol  - 1880 era - location Western United States. Named in story about Annie Powers (i.e. Buffalo Woman)  entitled "BUFFALO WOMAN, TERROR OF THE PLAINS" by Maurice Kildare and  tells of this widow riding the vengeance trail on a black horse, clad in black seeking her husband's killers as published in this rare, seldom found complete western magazine.

FORT HENRY   - 1820 - 1870 era, Location Western United States. Named in  "Jim Bridger: The Blanket Chief" by Kit Stone. The story of Jim Bridger - a hunter, trapper, fur trader, guide and explorer whose "keen intelligence and courage was respected by whites and Indians equally as published in this rare and complete old western magazine.

FORT HOLMES mentioned in "Gibson - Mother Fort of the Southwest", by: Leola Lehman

FORT HOMESTEAD, "Comstock Country Land of Promises", historic article from old western magazine covering Virginia City, Sutro, Gold Hill and Silver City with lots of picture and map printed on slick enamel paper. Rarely found. Early pioneer days.

FORT HOPE, BRITISH COLUMBIA - 1850 - 80 era. Location: CA PA Canada. Named in story entitled CALIFORNIA'S PRINCE OF RASCALS by William B. Secrest who writes of the sordid hisoty of old time San Francisco, California politics - naming many characters involved as published in this old and complete western magazine.

FORT HUACHUCA  - 1870-1920 era - Location: U.S., Mexico, Russia. Mentioned in “The Dazzling Mexican Cossack,” by Donald N. Bentz. A story of Colonel Emilio E. K. Kosterlitzky, one of the most controversial, maligned, and romantic figures in southwestern American history as published in this complete old western magazine

FORT HUACHUCA  - 1880 era – Location AZ, NM, TX – Named in story entitled Undercover Agent for Wells Fargo by Fred Dodge, edited by Carolyn Lake which tell of the life and times of Special Undercover Agent Fred J. Dodge who helped push the bad men out of the Southwest and establish law and order on the western frontier as found in the rare western magazine.

FORT HUACHUCA, ARIZONA  - 1900 circa - Site: Idaho and Hollywood. Named in  "Idaho Ellison-Where The Action Is!" by Ben T. Traywick. Story of Western hero who spent eight years of his life with an Indian tribe and later became a famous cowboy, killed an outlaw at 16, fought Pancho Villa, arrested as a stage coach robber, injured in WWI and later a successful movie star as published in this rare and seldom found complete old western magazine.

FORT HUMPHRIES * - 1923 - Pictured is Polo game between the Third Army Corps and Fort Humphries as saved from this old American Pictorial Magazine.

FORT HUNT * - 1933 - (Virginia) - Pictured in article entitled "The Offer of Jobs Completes the Disruption of the Bonus Expedition; Ex-Service Men as saved from this old American Pictorial Magazine.

FORT KEARNEY, NEBRASKA - 1820 - 1880 era. Location: Western United States. Named in story entitled THE WAGON TRAIN BOSSES by J. L. Beardsley who writes of the grizzled bullwhackers and  muleskinners and their trips in the early pioneer days as found in this original, complete, old western magazine.

FORT KEARNEY * - 1850 - 191- era. Site: Fort Churchill, Nevada, Utah. Named in this comprehensive history of FORT CHURCHILL named MILITARY GHOSTS ON THE CARSON by Neil Murbarger which relates the proud history of, arguably, the most important Fort on the pioneer western front. Great stories of the past as seldom read and published in this old western magazine.

FORT KEARNEY - 1850 - 90 era. Site: Nebraska and Western Frontier. Named in biography entitled EDWARD CREIGHTON - SINGING WIRE CHIEF by Joe Koller describing the live of this builder of the first trans-continental telegraphy line, early Platte Valley Rancher, freighter and developer of the Northern Plains. who was elect to the Hall of Fame of Great Westerners of the National Cowboy Hall of Fame as found in this rare and complete western magazine.

FORT KEARNEY - 1880 ERA. Location: Western United States. Named in story entitled GENERAL DAVID STANLEY, FRONTIER SOLDER by Samuel Stanley who writes lovingly of this hard nose General David Stanley who twice tried to fire Custer. A very frank expose of Custer's weakness by this Medal of Honor winner as published in this old complete western magazine.

FORT KEARNEY, circa 1866 mentioned in "Powder River Expedition", by: Greg Smith as published in old western magazine.

FORT KEARNEY  mentioned in "The Remarkable Dr. Keil" By: Art Free

FORT KEARNY * - 1860 - 80 - era: Site - Kansas - Colorado. Named in story entitled LAYING TRACK ON THE HIGH PLAINS by Joseph W. Snell with photos provided by the Kansas State Historical Society of Topeka. History - a history of the times when the Pacific Railroad Act of 1862 provided impetus to expand our railway system and enable coast to coast travel as saved from this rare and complete western magazine

FORT KEARNY  -1866 era - Platte Valley, Nebraska Plains, Oregon Trail. Named story entitled RAILROAD SHOOTOUTS LED TO THE MASSACRE OF THE HUNGRY INDIANS by John Heitner. The site along the Union Pacific was not a pretty one. For sport, passengers shot the Indians food and left it to rot as told in this rare, seldom found, complete western magazine

FORT KEARNY *, 1866 era - Site: Western Frontier Trail to California and Oregon. Named in THE SILENT DEATH THAT STALKED THE PLAINS EMIGRANT - a true story of the early hardships that faced travelers who dared cross the western frontier as published in this complete and extremely hard to find western magazine.

FORT KEOGH, MONTANA, 1870 - 1890 era, Written up in, "Those Brawling Boys in Blue" By: William B. Secrest. Seldom found stories of army life and problems and quarrels  in service on the western front.

FORT KEOGH, MONTANA   - 1870 era - Location: Mexico, AZ, NM, TX. Named in this historical story entitled SABRES AND COLTS  by Malcolm Reiss of the old U. S. Cavalry on parade which tells of men of guts as they rode for glory on the old pioneer front as found in this very rare Western Magazine.

FORT KLAMATH, OREGON- 1870 era - Location: Lava Bed, Northern California - Named in true historical story of the Modoc Indian war entitled SLAUGHTER ON THE LAVA BEDS by E. L. Zohan which was, man for man, the costliest one in American history. The sides came together under a flag of truce which both sides knew was a farce which quickly proved true as Captain Jack, leader of the Modocs, took the life of General E. R. S. Canby and all hell broke loose thereafter as related in this complete and seldom found western magazine.

FORT KNOX - 1933 - Named in story entitled "DOUGHBOYS OF 1933 OFF TO WOODS"  tells of the formation of the Civilian Conservation Corps and of this to first serve at Fort Knox where the regular army was at one end and the CCC at the other as saved from this old American Newsweek magazine.

FORT KNOX * - 1936 - Article entitled "America's Gold is Guarded Within A Mighty Fortress" as saved from American Magazine.

FORT KNOX Mentioned in "Will He Find The Lost Adams Mine?" By: Kit Carson

FORT LARAMIE - 1840 era. Site: Western Pioneer. Named in story entitled "ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY DAYS ON THE ROAD" by Marie Schlotfeldt of the journey of the Western Emigration Society and the dangers and privations the pioneers met on the trail as found in this old and complete western magazine.

FORT LARAMIE - 1866 era - Named in historical story entitled "Ride For Help" by H. Lutske which occurred on the western frontier near Fort Laramie while Fort Kearney was under Indian siege of Red Cloud and relates the heroic tale of John "Postugee" Phillips, scout and trapper who volunteered to go for help through Indian lines. Through blizzard, snow, sleet, rain and Indians, he was successful as related here in this old  magazine.

FORT LARAMIE - 1865 era - Location: DK Territory, MO, Named in story entitled NEWTON EDMONDS - TREATY MAKER OF DAKOTA reports on the life and times of Governor of Dakota Newton Edmonds who in formal clothes and silk hat, was fervently desirous of peace even it it mean losing his beautiful topper as published in this unique, old and complete western magazine.

FORT LARAMIE - 1873 ERA - Location: Western United States. Named in life of Frontier scout  STRANGE DEATH OF LONESOME CHARLEY REYNOLDS who was called Custer"s most respected and intelligent scout. According to Elizabeth Custer, she asked him to take care of "her man" and he did as saved from this complete and very rare western magazine.

FORT LARAMIE - 1880 era - location Western United States. Named in  story about Annie Powers (i.e. Buffalo Woman)  entitled "BUFFALO WOMAN, TERROR OF THE PLAINS" by Maurice Kildare and  tells of this widow riding the vengeance trail on a black horse, clad in black seeking her husband's killers as published in this rare, seldom found complete western magazine.

FORT LARAMIE - era: Late 1880's - Site in article entitled SCOTTY PHILIP - LIVING LEGEND by Joe Koller,  elected to the Hall of Fame of Great Westerner of the National Cowboy Hall of Fame and the Western Heritage Center at Oklahoma City and his story of how he became a dyed-in the wool pioneer, starting as a gold miner, becoming an Army Scout, freighter and rancher. Organized the Missouri River Stockmen Association as told in this rare  magazine

FORT LARAMIE - 1840 - 96 era. Location: US. Named in story entitled FORT LARAMIE'S SILENT SOLDIER by George R. Swain who tells of the life and service of Leodeygar Schnyder who served in the Western forts for half a century, and while he gained no medals of public acclaim, it was his type of soldier that conquered the west as found in this old and complete western magazine

FORT LARAMIE- 1880 era - Western Frontier - Named in story entitled WHITE-EYE -- LAST OF THE OLD-TIME PLAINSMEN  of Jack Anderson,  the "White-Eye Kid * who was the eyes for Old Bill Hickok who was going blind. He was an Indian fighter, miner, and generally happy-go-lucky horseman. Includes best story I ever read about Calamity Jane I ever found. 5 Star old and complete western magazine

FORT LARAMIE COMMISSARY *.. - 1860 era - Named in historical story entitled " Fort Laramie" , a Federal Army Outpost in Wyoming and the events that took place here and changed the outcome of the pioneer west as published in this rare of western magazine

FORT LARAMIE COUNCIL * - 1868 era - Location OK, NB, INDIAN TERRITORY.. Pictured and named in historical true story entitled STANDING BEAR: ELQQUENT ADVOCATE by Carl Uhlark who write of Thomas H. Tibbles, an assistant editor of the Omaha Herals and pioneer advocate of Indian rights and his attempt to help Ponca Indian Chief Standing Bear (called Ma-chu-nah-zah) to receive justice in the courts of the United States as found in this complete, rare and seldom read western magazine.

FORT LARAMIE ENLISTED MEN'S BARRACKS *.. - 1860 era - Named in historical story entitled " Fort Laramie" , a Federal Army Outpost in Wyoming and the events that took place here and changed the outcome of the pioneer west as published in this rare of western magazine

FORT LARAMIE GUARDHOUSE *.. - 1860 era - Named in historical story entitled " Fort Laramie" , a Federal Army Outpost in Wyoming and the events that took place here and changed the outcome of the pioneer west as published in this rare of western magazine

FORT LARAMIE GUARDHOUSE *.. - 1860 era - Named in historical story entitled " Fort Laramie" , a Federal Army Outpost in Wyoming and the events that took place here and changed the outcome of the pioneer west as published in this rare of western magazine

FORT LARAMIE MAP *.. - 1860 era - Named in historical story entitled " Fort Laramie" , a Federal Army Outpost in Wyoming and the events that took place here and changed the outcome of the pioneer west as published in this rare of western magazine

FORT LARAMIE MAP *.. - 1860 era - Named in historical story entitled " Fort Laramie" , a Federal Army Outpost in Wyoming and the events that took place here and changed the outcome of the pioneer west as published in this rare of western magazine

FORT LARAMIE mentioned in Across the Plains in the Donner Party (1846), by Virginia Reed Murphy

FORT LARAMIE - 1876 - Site: WY. Named in story entitled "BATTLE OF THE MIGHTY THREE" by Bill Judge who writes of The Powder River Expedition of the U. S. Army led by Major General George Crook and Colonel Ranald S. Mackenzie and details of the battle as found in this old and complete western magazine

FORT LARAMIE OFFICE QUARTERS  *.. - 1860 era - Named in historical story entitled " Fort Laramie" , a Federal Army Outpost in Wyoming and the events that took place here and changed the outcome of the pioneer west as published in this rare of western magazine

FORT LARAMIE OFFICE QUARTERS  *.. - 1860 era - Named in historical story entitled " Fort Laramie" , a Federal Army Outpost in Wyoming and the events that took place here and changed the outcome of the pioneer west as published in this rare of western magazine

FORT LARAMIE OLD BEDLAM *.. - 1860 era - Named in historical story entitled " Fort Laramie" , a Federal Army Outpost in Wyoming and the events that took place here and changed the outcome of the pioneer west as published in this rare of western magazine

FORT LARAMIE OLD BEDLAM *.. - 1860 era - Named in historical story entitled " Fort Laramie" , a Federal Army Outpost in Wyoming and the events that took place here and changed the outcome of the pioneer west as published in this rare of western magazine

FORT LARAMIE POST HOSPITAL *.. - 1860 era - Named in historical story entitled " Fort Laramie" , a Federal Army Outpost in Wyoming and the events that took place here and changed the outcome of the pioneer west as published in this rare of western magazine

FORT LARAMIE POST HOSPITAL *.. - 1860 era - Named in historical story entitled " Fort Laramie" , a Federal Army Outpost in Wyoming and the events that took place here and changed the outcome of the pioneer west as published in this rare of western magazine

FORT LARAMIE SUTLER'S STORE *.. - 1860 era - Named in historical story entitled " Fort Laramie" , a Federal Army Outpost in Wyoming and the events that took place here and changed the outcome of the pioneer west as published in this rare of western magazine

FORT LARAMIE SUTLER'S STORE *.. - 1860 era - Named in historical story entitled " Fort Laramie" , a Federal Army Outpost in Wyoming and the events that took place here and changed the outcome of the pioneer west as published in this rare of western magazine

FORT LARAMIE TREATY OF 1851 - 1799 - 1850's era. Location: Ireland, Western United States. Named in story entitled "BROKEN HAND FITZPATRICK, MOUNTAIN MAN EXTRAORDINARY"  who says that even Kit Carson and Jim Bridger could not match the exploits of Thomas "Broken Hand" Fitzpatrick in the perilous Rocky Mountains as published in the old and complete western magazine

FORT LARAMIE TREATY OF 1868, Location South Dakota. Brother of Joe Kirley named  in story entitled  "The Cow Business and Joe Kirley" by Bill Kirley w photos by author - the pioneer story of how subject help to settle the vast and sparse area of South Dakota as published in a complete and rare western magazine

FORT LARAMIE Visitor's Center and  Museum *.. - 1860 era - Named in historical story entitled " Fort Laramie" , a Federal Army Outpost in Wyoming and the events that took place here and changed the outcome of the pioneer west as published in this rare of western magazine

FORT LARAMIE Visitor's Center and  Museum *.. - 1860 era - Named in historical story entitled " Fort Laramie" , a Federal Army Outpost in Wyoming and the events that took place here and changed the outcome of the pioneer west as published in this rare of western magazine

FORT LARAMIE, WYOMING * - 1823 - 93 - Location: US. Named in story entitled THE INDOMITABLE FRANCIS PARKMAN by Tom Bailey who writes that Parkman, half-blind, cripple by disease and personal loss, he nevertheless wielded the pen that opened a wilderness to civilization. Here is his remarkable story which must be read by any student of western pioneer and Indian life by the author of The Oregon Trail as found in this old western magazine.

FORT LARAMIE WYOMING BASEBALL TEAM * - 1880 - LOCATION: CA, HA, MO, NY. Pictured  in great story entitled BALL ONE OF THE FRONTIER by Milt Riske of baseball in the early days as featured story in an old western magazine

FORT LARAMIE, WYOMING - 1850 - 90 era. Site: Nebraska and Western Frontier. Named in biography entitled EDWARD CREIGHTON - SINGING WIRE CHIEF by Joe Koller describing the live of this builder of the first trans-continental telegraphy line, early Platte Valley Rancher, freighter and developer of the Northern Plains. who was elect to the Hall of Fame of Great Westerners of the National Cowboy Hall of Fame as found in this rare and complete western magazine.

FORT LARAMIE, WYOMING - 1820 - 1880 era. Location: Western United States. Named in story entitled THE WAGON TRAIN BOSSES by J. L. Beardsley who writes of the grizzled bullwhackers and  muleskinners and their trips in the early pioneer days as found in this original, complete, old western magazine.

FORT LARAMIE, WYOMING, 1870 - 1890 era, Written up in, "Those Brawling Boys in Blue" By: William B. Secrest. Seldom found stories of army life and problems and quarrels  in service on the western front.

FORT LARAMIE,  1854 era  named in "Bloody Gore and the Buffaloes". by Major Minton R. Grabill of the most fantastic hunting expedition ever held. Seems that British Lord, Sir St. George Gore, left St. Louis and hunted and fished our west for three years killing 30,000 buffalo, thousands of deer receiving name of "Bloody Gore" Complete magazine.

FORT LARAMIE  mentioned in "Denver and the Mountains of Gold" By: Barron Kemp

FORT LARAMIE  mentioned in "The Remarkable Dr. Keil" By: Art Free

FORT LARAMIE SILENT SOLDER * - 1840 - 96 era. Location: US. Story by George R. Swain who tells of the life and service of Leodeygar Schnyder who served in the Western forts for half a century, and while he gained no medals of public acclaim, it was his type of soldier that conquered the west as found in this old and complete western magazine.

FORT LARNED, KANSAS, 1870 - 1890 era, Written up in, "Those Brawling Boys in Blue" By: William B. Secrest. Seldom found stories of army life and problems and quarrels  in service on the western front.

FORT LEAVENWORTH - 1840 - 60 era. Named in biography of GEORGE AUGUSTUS FREDERICK RUXTON by Joan Kyllo, an Englishman of means who endured hardships in his exploration of the American west as found in this complete and rarely found western magazine.

FORT LEAVENWORTH KANSAS - 1884 era - referred to in "MACARTHUR SLEPT HERE" by Leonard H. Boucher. . Early Fort Selden, New Mexico history with story of famed General  Douglas MacArthur with picture as a boy with family as published in this old and seldom found western magazine.

FORT LEAVENWORTH KANSAS mentioned in 1840 era - Story entitled "Alexander William Doniphan - Fighting Missourian" by Ben T. Traywick as published in this old western magazine. Actually, a history of early Missouri and this courageous western pioneer--his life story

FORT LEAVENWORTH, KANSAS * - 1820 - 1880 era. Location -Western United States. Named in THE INCREDIBLE STORY OF THE CHISHOLM TRAIL by Sam Henderson. Extremely rare Western Magazine relates history of Indian pioneer and scout, Captain Black Beaver while serving Jesse Chisholm. RECOMMENDED.

FORT LEAVENWORTH, KANSAS * - 1820 - 1890 era. Location - Western United States - Named in story entitled Captain Black Beaver (Se-ket-Tu-May-Qua - sometimes spelled Si-ki-to-ker) -  by Glen Shirley calling him The Great Delaware, a much sought guide and interpreter. Honored by his tribe in that he was given custody of the famous treaty signed by William Pen and the Chief of the Delaware Tribe at Shackamaxson. as found in rare western magazine. Must read.

FORT LEAVENWORTH, KANSAS * - 1880 ERA. Location: Western United States. Named in story entitled GENERAL DAVID STANLEY, FRONTIER SOLDER by Samuel Stanley who writes lovingly of this hard nose General David Stanley who twice tried to fire Custer. A very frank expose of Custer's weakness by this Medal of Honor winner as published in this old complete western magazine.

FORT LEAVENWORTH, KANSAS - 1860 Era - Referred to in story entitled "The Hero Of The Battle Of The Lightning Bugs" by E. H. Brewington, the story of the reputed first engagement of the battle of Civil War in Oklahoma territory. A complete western magazine that is very rare and hard to find.

FORT LEAVENWORTH, KANSAS - 1862 Era - Identified in story entitled "Brigham Young and the Saints Went Marching". Only this time, they were ready to leave Salt Lake City rather than suffer the indignity of U. S. troops occupying their sacred city as found in rare old western magazine..

FORT LEAVENWORTH, KANSAS - 1870 - 1940 ERA - Location: Western United States. Named in Biography of Gordon W., Lillie, referred to in history as "Pawnee Bill". Popular wild west showman, often confused with Buffalo Bill but, really, a legend of his own. Great tales of his feats and associates as published in this complete and seldom found western magazine.

FORT LEAVENWORTH, KANSAS  - 1850 Era - Named in INCIDENT AT TRAGEDY SPRINGS  by Ferol Egan showing  detailed map of a group of Mormons who, under orders from Brigham Young, were returning from California to Salt Lake when their scouts were murdered as saved from this old complete and rare American  western magazine.

FORT LEAVENWORTH, KANSAS - 1850 era. Site: Ireland, Western United States. Named  in story entitled THE WEST'S GREATEST GAME KILLER by Jay Scott who writes of the Irish Lord St. George, Eighth Baronet of Gore who came to our pioneer and hunted game for fun as told in this complete western magazine.

FORT LEAVENWORTH, KANSAS, * - 1846 era - Written about  the story entitled "THE FANTASTIC SPY WHO SMASHED THE MEXICANS" by Lawrence Cortesi who saved the day for an numerically inferior force against 7,000 Mexican troops guarding Santa Fe, New Mexico. How it came to pass and his saving of thousand of lives is a true western treasure seldom found but here it is in this complete Western magazine.

FORT LEAVENWORTH, KANSAS,   - 1874 - Location: Monument Station, Kansas. U. S. Army unit  named in story entitled A PRISONER OF THE CHEYENNE, tale  of the John German family who were struck by a Cheyenne War Party and five were slaughtered and four of their girls were taken prisoners. Story relates their fate and the action of the 19th U. S. Army Infantry as published in this complete western magazine.

FORT LEAVENWORTH, KANSAS- 1875 - 84 ERA. Location: Montana. Named in story entitled The Red Napoleon of the West by Helen Clark tells of the trials and tribulation of those involved in the fight at the battle of Big Hole. There were heroes here aplenty but one wore a Black Robe – Father Reverend Anthony Ravalli, S. J. of St. Mary’s mission at Stevensville in the Bitterroot Valley and this rare western magazine tells the story.

FORT LEAVENWORTH, KANSAS  * - Late 1800 era - Site: America, Ireland, England. Named in story entitled THE FIGHTING IRISHMAN by Donald N. Bentz, the true story of Captain Gerald "Jerry" Russell of the 3rd Cavalry, U. S. Army who was known for his unmercifully hard treatment of his soldiers but gained their respect by riding beside them so much so that they took the name of RUSSELL'S RAGGED ROGUES as related in this complete and hard to find western magazine.

FORT LEAVENWORTH, KANSAS  - 1874 - as named in story entitled "LAST STAND ON A TEXAS PRAIRIE" by William P. Knox which chronicles history of the Battle of Lyman's Wagon Train and the Battle of Buffalo Wallow in 1874 which resulted in 19 Medal of Honor Awards being bestowed. Battle is famous for the quote "Forward, If any man is killed, I will make him a Corporal" as found in this very rare,  western magazine

FORT LEAVENWORTH, KANSAS - 1840 - 96 era. Location: US. Named in story entitled FORT LARAMIE'S SILENT SOLDIER by George R. Swain who tells of the life and service of Leodeygar Schnyder who served in the Western forts for half a century, and while he gained no medals of public acclaim, it was his type of soldier that conquered the west as found in this old and complete western magazine

FORT LEE  - 1927 - Named in article entitled "AN AGE OF GREAT BRIDGES" of the Kill van Kull Bridge which will be the largest arch in American - 700 feet longer than the Hell Gate Bridge and twice as long as the Upper Niagara Arch Bridge as saved from this old American News magazine.

FORT LEWIS mentioned in "Tex Banta Mountain Man of the 1880’s", by: O. W. Banta, Submitted By: Wayne Spiller

FORT LIGHTING RANCH - 1920 era. Named  in featured story entitled WHEN THEY TOOK THE WEST TO LONDON by Willard H. Porter of story of First International Rodeo or Cowboy Championships organized by Charles B. Cochran as found in this seldom identified American western magazine. In mint condition, with lots of pictures of cowboy stars and index included in offering

FORT LINCOLN -  1870's - Western Frontier - mentioned in  “The Custer Story,” by Bill Judge who goes to great lengths to explain the reasons Custer lost. A revealing and thorough account based on participants in the action and comments of first men to follow the trail as published in this complete old western magazine

FORT LINCOLN'S PHANTOM FORGER * - 1870 era - Location - Dakota Territory, MT. Here is history entitled "FT .LINCOLN'S PHANTOM FORGER" by Tom Bailey which the author claims that the Seventh Cavalry might have been saved had Custer heeded a forged order not to march to a rendezvous with death on the Little Big Horn as found in a very rare and complete western magazine.

FORT LINCOLN, MISSOURI - 1873 ERA - Location: Western United States. Named in life of Frontier scout  STRANGE DEATH OF LONESOME CHARLEY REYNOLDS who was called Custer"s most respected and intelligent scout. According to Elizabeth Custer, she asked him to take care of "her man" and he did as saved from this complete and very rare western magazine.

FORT LINCOLN - 1876 - Location: MT, ND, WY. Named in story entitled THE EPIC VOYAGE OF THE FAR WEST by Norman B. Wiltsey who writes of the voyage of the Steamer Far West which carried the wounded survivors of the 7th Cavalry after the battle of the Little Bighorn as found in this old and complete western magazine

FORT LINCOLN, MISSOURI mentioned in "Ben Ash Dakota Trail Blazer", by Joe Koller

FORT LINCOLN, MISSOURI   - 1870 era - Location: Mexico, AZ, NM, TX. Named in this historical story entitled SABRES AND COLTS  by Malcolm Reiss of the old U. S. Cavalry on parade which tells of men of guts as they rode for glory on the old pioneer front as found in this very rare Western Magazine.

FORT LOGAN, COLORADO - Late 1800 era - Site: America, Ireland, England. Named in story entitled THE FIGHTING IRISHMAN by Donald N. Bentz, the true story of Captain Gerald "Jerry" Russell of the 3rd Cavalry, U. S. Army who was known for his unmercifully hard treatment of his soldiers but gained their respect by riding beside them so much so that they took the name of RUSSELL'S RAGGED ROGUES as related in this complete and hard to find western magazine.

FORT LOUDEN, TENNESSEE * - 1672 - 1900 era, Locations of Forts of the United States. Named in story entitled VANISHING FORTRESS by Charles V. Mathis who gives a rare look at the old forts east of the Mississippi and their remains from the frontier days as found in this old and complete western magazine.

FORT LYON - 1860 - 80 - era: Site - Kansas - Colorado. Named in story entitled LAYING TRACK ON THE HIGH PLAINS by Joseph W. Snell with photos provided by the Kansas State Historical Society of Topeka. History - a history of the times when the Pacific Railroad Act of 1862 provided impetus to expand our railway system and enable coast to coast travel as saved from this rare and complete western magazine

FORT LYON  - 1864 ERA - LOCATION Colorado -  Named in historic story of the purported  Confederate Invasion of Colorado by 11 soldiers supposed to be followed by 1,500 Confederates. story entitled $50,000 in Rebel Treasure Awaits You in the Colorado Wilds, by Fred Huston. as found in this complete rare western magazine.

FORT MACLEOD, CANADA mentioned in "The Northwest Mounted Police of Canada"

FORT MACLEOD, CANADA * - 1870 -90 - Location: MT, Canada. Named in story entitled THE LAST WAR PARTY by Hugh A. Dempsey of the Blood Indians last raid against the Crows as found in this, complete and rare western magazine that is 50 years old.

FORT MAGINNIS - 1870 -90 - Location: MT, Canada. Named in story entitled THE LAST WAR PARTY by Hugh A. Dempsey of the Blood Indians last raid against the Crows as found in this, complete and rare western magazine that is 50 years old

FORT MANN - 1848 - SANTA FE TRAIL - Named in story entitled FABULOUS RIDE OF LITTLE AUBRY" by L. C. Auer which tells of the first record breaking horse ride over the Santa Fe Trail by Francois Xavier Aubry, a pint sized Frenchman whose record has never been equaled as printed and published in this old and complete western magazine. The ride is to be commemorated this summer

FORT MANN - 1840 - 60 era. Named in biography of GEORGE AUGUSTUS FREDERICK RUXTON by Joan Kyllo, an Englishman of means who endured hardships in his exploration of the American west as found in this complete and rarely found western magazine

FORT MARION * .- 1870 era, Location: OK, TX. Named in story entitled DEATH ON THE SAND HILLS as author writes the story of Calf Woman, who was a Cheyenne warrior who killed the whites as a male Indian would to carry on her grandfather's tradition as found in this very rare, old, complete western magazine.

FORT MARION, Florida mentioned or described in "John B. Charlton, Cavalryman By Choice" by Fred Frank Blalock, a description of the last great battle in 1874 between the U. S. Cavalry and Lone Wolf's Indians as printed in an old western magazine

FORT MASON mentioned in "Gibson - Mother Fort of the Southwest", by: Leola Lehman

FORT McKAVETT - 1880 - 1940 Era. Site Texas, Tennessee, North Carolina. Named in story entitled THE YOUNG BUFFALO HUNTER OF THE TEXAS PLAINS by Oren W. Nolen who writes compellingly of this Brown County, Texas Buffalo hunter who ran away from home to be a buffalo skinner and along the way, he was nearly hung, shot and kidnapped before he became a Texas Ranger as published in this complete western magazine. Rare

FORT MCKAVETT - Pioneer era - LOCATION, Fort Richardson, Jacksboro, Texas. Named in story entitled HOME BASE OF 6TH CAVALRY by Russell Jones of the Fort called "The Forgotten Lady of Frontier Forts which identifies units, officers and enlisted men who occupied this fort as found in this old and complete western magazine..

FORT MCKENZIE - 1880 era - Western Frontier - Named in story entitled LIVER-EATING JOHNSON'S LAST TRAIL by Raymond W. Thorp. Story of one of the west's most heroic mountain men called the boldest Anglo-Saxon who ever lifted a redskin's scalp. Known to the Indians as Dah-plh-ek Absaroka as published in this old and complete western magazine

FORT MCKINNEY - 1850 - 1927 era, Location: MO, OK, TX, VA, WY. Named in story entitled "FRONTIER LAWMAN" by William Gardner Bell who writes of the life and times of U. S. Marshall Frank M. Canton who, in later years, was on the side of the law and earlier was known as Outlaw Joe Horner, the "Lone Highwayman of Texas" as found in this old and complete western mane.

FORT MCKINNEY, 1880 era. Written up in, "The School Teacher who Arrested Geronimo" By: Ed Earl Repp Story of John P. Clum who tamed the wild Apaches and arrested the cunning Geronimo.

FORT MCPHERSON - 1870 era - Location; New England, NY, NB, WY, UT. Named in story entitled PROFESSOR MARSH GOES WEST: THE YALE EXPEDITION which tells of the first American specialist in paleontology, Professor O. C. Marsh and his venture in search of old dinosaur bones as found in the rare and complete western magazine

FORT MCPHERSON- 1880 era - Western Frontier - Named in story entitled WHITE-EYE -- LAST OF THE OLD-TIME PLAINSMEN  of Jack Anderson,  the "White-Eye Kid * who was the eyes for Old Bill Hickok who was going blind. He was an Indian fighter, miner, and generally happy-go-lucky horseman. Includes best story I ever read about Calamity Jane I ever found. 5 Star old and complete western magazine.

FORT MCPHERSON - DATE - Indian Wars - SITE - Colorado. Named in story entitled Triangle of Death by Col. Philip M. Schockley which was written as "The Kidder Episode" of tragic end to a mission gallantly attempted but by green officers whose first Indian battle was to be their last as Custer discovered and as found in this old Western Magazine.

FORT MCPHERSON  - 1870 - 90 era - Real Name: John Burrell OMOHUNDRO - Biographical history of John Burrell OMOHUNDRO entitled "Texas Jack"  by S. Bloom, the story of a Confederate Scout and Spy for J.E.B. Stuart and cowboy who turned showman as published in this rare western magazine.

FORT MCPHERSON, GEORGIA., * - 1917 - U. S. Army photos of  Training Camp in pictorial collage and article entitled "NATION-WIDE ACTIVITY IN TRAINING THE OFFICER FOR OUR NEW ARMY" as saved from this old American Pictorial magazine.

FORT MCPHERSON * - 1918 - Names in article entitled FIRST GERMANS CAPTURED FIGHTING AND BROUGHT TO AMERICA with his Commander  (Captain Gustav Auberger) and crew of the U - 58 German Submarine sunk by the U. S. Destroyer Fannin in November, 1917 and imprisoned at Fort McPherson as saved from this old American Pictorial magazine. Mint condition. 11 by 16 inches

FORT MCPHERSON, NEBRASKA, 1870 - 1890 era, Written up in, "Those Brawling Boys in Blue" By: William B. Secrest. Seldom found stories of army life and problems and quarrels  in service on the western front.

FORT MEYER, VIRGINIA, * - 1917 - U. S. Army photos of Officer's Training Camp in pictorial collage and article entitled "NATION-WIDE ACTIVITY IN TRAINING THE OFFICER FOR OUR NEW ARMY" as saved from this old American Pictorial magazine.

FORT MICHILMACKINAC, MACKINAC ISLAND, MICHIGAN * - 1672 - 1900 era, Locations of Forts of the United States. Named in story entitled VANISHING FORTRESS by Charles V. Mathis who gives a rare look at the old forts east of the Mississippi and their remains from the frontier days as found in this old and complete western magazine.

FORT MIMS MASSACRE ILLUSTRATION *  - 1813 era - Shown in rare story seldom found in old western complete magazine entitled THE FORT MIMS MASSACRE by Vincent McGee with illustrations by B. J. McCausey  which seems forgotten in history but tells of great Shawnee Indian Chief Tecumseh who declared that the U. S. A. was the property of Indians and he delegated his warrior as "Red Sticks" under Chief Red Eagle (Lamochatte) to take Fort Mims which he did.

FORT MIMS, ALABAMA * - 1813 era - Rare story seldom found in rare western complete magazine entitled THE FORT MIMS MASSACRE by Vincent McGee with illustrations by B. J. McCausey  which seems forgotten in history but tells of great Shawnee Indian Chief Tecumseh who declared that the U. S. A. was the property of Indians and he delegated his warrior as "Red Sticks" under Chief Red Eagle (Lamochatte) to take Fort Mims which he did.

FORT MIMS, ALABAMA  - 1813 era - William Weatherford named in rare story seldom found in old western complete magazine entitled THE FORT MIMS MASSACRE by Vincent McGee with illustrations by B. J. McCausey  which seems forgotten in history but tells of great Shawnee Indian Chief Tecumseh who declared that the U. S. A. was the property of Indians and he delegated his warrior as "Red Sticks" under Chief Red Eagle (Lamochatte) to take Fort Mims which he did.

FORT MISSOULA - 1897 era - Named in this story which which chronicles the activity of the 25th U. S. Infantry Bicycle Corps which was a test of the bicycle's ability to function for the U. S. Army. Trip started at Fort Missoula and ended at St. Louis Missouri. Rare and unusual item of Black Americana as found in this seldom read western magazine.

FORT MOHAVE ,  - 1869 - Named in this story entitled CONQUEROR OF THE COLORADO by John E. Bellin who claims that John Wesley Powell, the 2nd director of the U. S. Geological Survey did the impossible overcoming hardships few men ever faced and leaving an imprint of the land, filling in the blank space on the map of the Colorado River as found in this very rare western magazine.

FORT MOHAVE. - 1869 - Colorado River - Named  in story entitled BRAVE CONQUERORS OF THE COLORADO, the story of Major John Wesley Powell and  his crew who explored the Colorado River under excruciating conditions for three months traveling a thousand miles, mapping and facing danger after danger as found in this complete and rare western magazine

FORT MONROE ARTILLERY SCHOOL  - 1850 - 90 era. Location: CA, PA, NY, OR, WA. U. S. Named in story entitled "LORENZO LORAIN" - Pioneer Photographer of the Northwest by Alan Clark Miller with photos taken by Lorenzo Lorain as found in this old and complete western magazine

 

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