Fort Wallace
| Fort Wallace | |
|---|---|
| near Wallace, Kansas | |
Officers at Fort Wallace in 1867, including Theophilus H. Turner, who discovered Elasmosaurus in the area the same year, second from the left | |
| Site information | |
| Type | Military base |
| Controlled by | United States |
| Condition | Dismantled |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 38°54′18″N 101°33′34″W / 38.90500°N 101.55944°W |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1865 |
| Built by | U.S. Army |
| In use | 1865-1882 |
| Demolished | 1886 |
| Garrison information | |
| Garrison | 2nd Cavalry Regiment 5th Infantry Regiment 6th Infantry Regiment 7th Cavalry Regiment 9th Cavalry Regiment |
| Occupants | George Custer George Forsyth |
Fort Wallace (c. 1865–1882) was a US Cavalry fort built in Wallace County, Kansas to help defend settlers against Cheyenne and Sioux raids and protect the stages. It is located on Pond Creek, and it was named after General W. H. L. Wallace. There were accommodations for 500 men and the troops were scattered between Fort Hays and Fort Denver.
All that remains today is the cemetery, but for a period of over a decade Fort Wallace was one of the most important military outposts on the frontier.