Fort Phil Kearny

Fort Phil Kearny was an outpost of the United States Army that existed in the late 1860s in present-day northeastern Wyoming along the Bozeman Trail. Construction began in 1866 on Friday, July 13, by Companies A, C, E, and H of the 2nd Battalion, 18th Infantry, under the direction of the regimental commander and Mountain District commander Colonel Henry B. Carrington.

This article is about the fort in Wyoming. For other locations, see Fort Kearny (disambiguation).
Fort Phil Kearny and Associated Sites
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark
Fort Phil Kearny, between Buffalo & Sheridan, WY
Fort Phil Kearny
Location in Wyoming
Fort Phil Kearny
Location in the United States
LocationJohnson County, Wyoming,
n SR W off U.S. 87
Nearest cityStory
Coordinates44°31′56″N 106°49′35″W
Built1866
NRHP reference No.66000756
Significant dates
Added to NRHPOctober 15, 1966
Designated NHLDecember 19, 1960
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