Fort Sully (South Dakota)

Fort Sully
old Fort Sully: Hughes County, about 4.5 miles southeast of Pierre, South Dakota Fort Sully II: Sully County, 30 miles farther up, and on the same side of the Missouri, and about 20 miles below the mouth of the Cheyenne River.
Site information
Controlled by	United States
Site history
Built	1863 and 1866
In use	1863-1894
Battles/wars	Indian Wars Battle of Whitestone Hill Battle of Killdeer Mountain
Garrison information
Past commanders	Lt. Col. Edward M. Bartlett, 30th Wisconsin Major Albert E. House, 6th Iowa Cavalry Lt. Col. John Pattee, 7th Iowa Cavalry Colonel David S. Stanley, 22nd Infantry Captain Robert H. Offley, 1st Infantry companies F and H Major Henry M. Lazelle, 1st Infantry Captain Leslie Smith, 1st Infantry Captain Thomas M. Tolman, 1st Infantry Major Charles G. Bartlett, 11th Infantry Lt. Col. Edwin F. Townsend, 11th Infantry Colonel Richard I. Dodge, 11th Infantry Major William H. Penrose, 12th Infantry Major Jesse. A. P. Hampson, 12th Infantry Major James H. Gageby, 12th Infantry
Garrison	30th Wisconsin 6th Iowa Cavalry 4th U.S.V.I. 22nd U.S. Infantry 1st U.S. Infantry 11th U.S. Infantry 12th U.S. Infantry

old Fort Sully: Hughes County, about 4.5 miles southeast of Pierre, South Dakota

Indian Wars

Fort Sully was one of the main military posts located on the east bank of the Missouri river in central Dakota built for use in the Indian Wars. There were two forts named Sully—old Fort Sully, which was in existence and occupied from 1863 to 1866, and the later, or new Fort Sully, which was established in 1866 and was continuously occupied as a military fort until its abandonment in the fall of 1894.

Old Fort Sully 44°20′46″N 100°16′29″W / 44.34611°N 100.27472°W / 44.34611; -100.27472, in present-day Hughes County, was built by the orders of Major General Alfred Sully in September 1863 and was named for him. It was located about eighty rods from the left (east) bank of the Missouri River, a short distance above the head of Farm Island and about four and one-half miles southeast of what is now the city of Pierre, South Dakota. It was 270 feet (82 m) square and was built of cottonwood timber taken from Farm Island.

A portion of the command of General Sully in the campaigns of 1863-4 and 1865 against the Sioux was garrisoned at old Fort Sully. It was abandoned in the fall of 1866 on account of Its unhealthful location on the lowlands of the Missouri. Today the site is located within the Farm Island State Recreation Area.

On the 13th day of October it was pronounced ready for a company, and its garrison marched in; headquarters and three companies of the Thirtieth Wisconsin; three companies of the Sixth and three of the Seventh Iowa Cavalry, all under the command of Lieutenant Colonel E. M. Bartlett of the Thirtieth Wisconsin, who, in his order assuming the command, announces that the post is to be known as Fort Sully, "in compliment to our brave commander, Brigadier General Alfred Sully, U. S. Volunteers, now commanding the District of Iowa and Dakota."

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