Fort Reno (Wyoming)
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Fort Reno
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Old Fort Reno
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| Location | Johnson County, East of Sussex on Powder River |
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| Nearest city | Sussex, Wyoming |
| Coordinates | 43°49′39″N 106°14′24″W / 43.82750°N 106.24000°WCoordinates: 43°49′39″N 106°14′24″W / 43.82750°N 106.24000°W |
| Built | 1865 |
| Architectural style | Fort |
| NRHP Reference # | 70000672 |
| Added to NRHP | April 28, 1970 |
Fort Reno also known as Fort Connor or Old Fort Reno, was a wooden Fort established on August 15, 1865 by the United States Army in Dakota Territory in present-day Johnson County, Wyoming. The fort was built to protect travelers on the Bozeman Trail from Native American tribes.
One of the primary goals of the Powder River Expedition of 1865 was to construct a fort on the Powder River in Montana Territory or Dakota Territory. The expedition's left, or western column of about 650 men under the command of Colonel James H. Kidd of the 6th Michigan Cavalry, accompanied by the expedition's overall commander Brigadier General Patrick E. Connor, set out from Fort Laramie, Dakota Territory on August 1, 1865.
Army units with the column included Companies L, and M, of the 2nd California Volunteer Cavalry Regiment, four Companies of the 6th Michigan Volunteer Cavalry Regiment, Companies E, and K, of the 11th Ohio Volunteer Cavalry Regiment, Company F, of the 7th Iowa Volunteer Cavalry Regiment, a detachment of the United States Signal Corps, the Pawnee Scouts and a section of two Model 1841 Mountain Howitzer Cannon manned by 14 soldiers of the 2nd Missouri Volunteer Light Artillery Regiment.
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