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Fort Laramie: The Mountain Man Capital of the Wilderness

Charles Griffin Coutant

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Description:The author, Charles Griffin Coutant (1840 - 1913), was a resident of Cheyenne and served as a Wyoming state librarian and archivist.Fort Laramie (originally founded as Fort William and then known for a while as Fort John) was a significant 19th century trading post and diplomatic site located at the confluence of the Laramie River and the North Platte River in the upper Platte River Valley in the eastern part of the U.S. state of Wyoming. Founded in the 1830s to service the overland fur trade during the middle 19th century, it sat at the bottom of the long climb leading to the best and lowest crossing point at South Pass into western descending valleys and so was a primary stopping point on the Oregon Trail. Along with Bent's Fort on the Arkansas River, the trading post and its supporting industries and businesses were the most significant economic hub of commerce in the region.Coutant "Fort Laramie, the first garrisoned post located in Wyoming, has clustered about it more historic incidents than any other military spot in the west. From first to last, the reminiscences of this fortified camp are full of tragedy, and these stories, if all told, would fill numerous volumes. For the purposes of this history, however, I must confine myself to the events which bear upon the conditions which surrounded the trader, trapper, hunter, emigrant, and the wayfarer who sought shelter behind the ramparts of this garrison or needed succor from the strong arms of those who were placed at this fort to aid and assist all who passed through the country."•A NOTED POST IN THE WILDERNESS—•STORY OF JACQUES LARAMIE—•NAMING LARAMIE RIVER—•ROBERT CAMPBELL BUILDS FORT WILLIAM —•NAME CHANGED TO FORT LARAMIE—•PURCHASED BY MILTON SUBLETTE, JIM BRIDGER AND OTHERS—•SOLD TO AMERICAN FUR COMPANY—•BECOMES THE CAPITAL OF THE WILDERNESS—•PALMY DAYS AT THE OLD TRADING POST—•IMPORTANT STATION ON THE OVERLAND TRAIL—•CLOSING DAYS OF THE FUR TRADERS AT FORT LARAMIE.•UNPLEASANT SIDE OF THE SERVICE AT FORT LARAMIE—•SHUT UP IN THE WILDERNESS—•GLOOM AND DESPONDENCY—•INSOLENT SAVAGES—•INDIANS SEVERELY PUNISHED—•LIEUTENANT GRATTAN AND THIRTY SOLDIERS MASSACRED—•SIOUX TRIBES ON THE WARPATH—•FORT LARAMIE REINFORCED—•MAJOR HOFFMAN TAKES COMMAND—•THE SIOUX MAKE WAR ON EMIGRANT TRAINS—•SIR GEORGE GORE'S HUNTING EXPEDITION—•BRIDGER BECOMES GUIDE—•TERRIBLE CONDITIONS ALONG THE OVERLAND TRAIL—•GOVERNMENT URGED TO PROTECT EMIGRANTS—•WAR DEPARTMENT AROUSED AT LAST.•PURCHASE OF FORT LARAMIE BY UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT—•THE PRICE PAID—THE FIRST GARRISON—•REINFORCEMENTS—•REBUILDING OF THE FORT—•SCURVY ATTACKS THE SOLDIERS—•CHOLERA AT SCOTT'S BLUFFS—•CAPTAIN KETCHUM RELIEVES MAJOR SANDERSON AS COMMANDER—•AMERICAN FUR COMPANY RETIRES DOWN THE RIVER TO SCOTT'S BLUFFS—•EMIGRANT TRAINS—•INDIANS FOR THE MOST PART PEACEABLE—•VALUABLE SERVICES OF AMERICAN FUR COMPANY TO EMIGRANTS—•TREATY OF 1851Originally published in 1899; reformatted for the Kindle; may contain occasional imperfection; original spellings have been kept in place.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Fort Laramie: The Mountain Man Capital of the Wilderness. To get started finding Fort Laramie: The Mountain Man Capital of the Wilderness, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: The author, Charles Griffin Coutant (1840 - 1913), was a resident of Cheyenne and served as a Wyoming state librarian and archivist.Fort Laramie (originally founded as Fort William and then known for a while as Fort John) was a significant 19th century trading post and diplomatic site located at the confluence of the Laramie River and the North Platte River in the upper Platte River Valley in the eastern part of the U.S. state of Wyoming. Founded in the 1830s to service the overland fur trade during the middle 19th century, it sat at the bottom of the long climb leading to the best and lowest crossing point at South Pass into western descending valleys and so was a primary stopping point on the Oregon Trail. Along with Bent's Fort on the Arkansas River, the trading post and its supporting industries and businesses were the most significant economic hub of commerce in the region.Coutant "Fort Laramie, the first garrisoned post located in Wyoming, has clustered about it more historic incidents than any other military spot in the west. From first to last, the reminiscences of this fortified camp are full of tragedy, and these stories, if all told, would fill numerous volumes. For the purposes of this history, however, I must confine myself to the events which bear upon the conditions which surrounded the trader, trapper, hunter, emigrant, and the wayfarer who sought shelter behind the ramparts of this garrison or needed succor from the strong arms of those who were placed at this fort to aid and assist all who passed through the country."•A NOTED POST IN THE WILDERNESS—•STORY OF JACQUES LARAMIE—•NAMING LARAMIE RIVER—•ROBERT CAMPBELL BUILDS FORT WILLIAM —•NAME CHANGED TO FORT LARAMIE—•PURCHASED BY MILTON SUBLETTE, JIM BRIDGER AND OTHERS—•SOLD TO AMERICAN FUR COMPANY—•BECOMES THE CAPITAL OF THE WILDERNESS—•PALMY DAYS AT THE OLD TRADING POST—•IMPORTANT STATION ON THE OVERLAND TRAIL—•CLOSING DAYS OF THE FUR TRADERS AT FORT LARAMIE.•UNPLEASANT SIDE OF THE SERVICE AT FORT LARAMIE—•SHUT UP IN THE WILDERNESS—•GLOOM AND DESPONDENCY—•INSOLENT SAVAGES—•INDIANS SEVERELY PUNISHED—•LIEUTENANT GRATTAN AND THIRTY SOLDIERS MASSACRED—•SIOUX TRIBES ON THE WARPATH—•FORT LARAMIE REINFORCED—•MAJOR HOFFMAN TAKES COMMAND—•THE SIOUX MAKE WAR ON EMIGRANT TRAINS—•SIR GEORGE GORE'S HUNTING EXPEDITION—•BRIDGER BECOMES GUIDE—•TERRIBLE CONDITIONS ALONG THE OVERLAND TRAIL—•GOVERNMENT URGED TO PROTECT EMIGRANTS—•WAR DEPARTMENT AROUSED AT LAST.•PURCHASE OF FORT LARAMIE BY UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT—•THE PRICE PAID—THE FIRST GARRISON—•REINFORCEMENTS—•REBUILDING OF THE FORT—•SCURVY ATTACKS THE SOLDIERS—•CHOLERA AT SCOTT'S BLUFFS—•CAPTAIN KETCHUM RELIEVES MAJOR SANDERSON AS COMMANDER—•AMERICAN FUR COMPANY RETIRES DOWN THE RIVER TO SCOTT'S BLUFFS—•EMIGRANT TRAINS—•INDIANS FOR THE MOST PART PEACEABLE—•VALUABLE SERVICES OF AMERICAN FUR COMPANY TO EMIGRANTS—•TREATY OF 1851Originally published in 1899; reformatted for the Kindle; may contain occasional imperfection; original spellings have been kept in place.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Fort Laramie: The Mountain Man Capital of the Wilderness. To get started finding Fort Laramie: The Mountain Man Capital of the Wilderness, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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