Fort Robinson

Fort Robinson was a base of operations developed in 1874 to use against the Northern Cheyenne and Lakota tribes. Fort Robinson was located in the northwestern corner of Nebraska and was named Lieutenant Levi Robinson who had died earlier that year. The fort is well-known as the site of Lakota chief Crazy Horse’s death in 1877, and the Northern Cheyenne’s 1879 winter escape from captivity. From 1890 to 1891, Fort Robinson also was a vital part of the military operations during the Pine Ridge campaign, acting as the base for the Ninth Cavalry during the 1893 Johnson County War. Unlike any other frontier fort, Fort Robinson was guarded by black garrisons for nineteen years. From 1885 to 1898 members of the Ninth Cavalry served at the post, while acting as headquarters of Colonel Edward Hatch and the regiment during this time as well. Similarly, Fort Robinson acted as regimental headquarters for the Tenth Cavalry from 1902 to 1907, along with claiming as the home of numerous black Medal of Honor recipients from the Indian wars and the war in Cuba against Spain. Fort Robinson was also the last duty station of Henry Vinton Plummer, who was the first black chaplain in the Regular Army. The …show more content…
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