USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Fort Kearny was the first fort built to protect travelers on the Oregon Trail. It was the headquarters of military and civil government, an important stage station, a home station for the Pony Express, an outfitting depot for numerous Indian campaigns, and the home of the Pawnee Scouts.

Detailed explanation-2: -Established in 1848, Fort Kearny was the first fort built to protect travelers on the Oregon-California Trail. It also served as a home station for Pony Express riders and Pawnee scouts, it was an important stage station, and it sheltered crews building the Union Pacific Railroad.

Detailed explanation-3: -December 21, 1866 Capt. William J. Fetterman and 80 men killed by Lakota Sioux, Cheyenne and Arapaho Indians near Fort Phil Kearny, the worst military disaster for the U.S. Army in the Indian Wars other than the Custer defeat.

Detailed explanation-4: -Fort Kearny was a historic outpost of the United States Army founded in 1848 in the western U.S. during the middle and late 19th century. The fort was named after Col. and later General Stephen Watts Kearny. The outpost was located along the Oregon Trail near Kearney, Nebraska.

Detailed explanation-5: -Fort Kearny was established by the U.S. Army in 1848 to protect the growing traffic along the Oregon Trail from the threat of Indian attacks.