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Fort McKinney Post Cemetery

Buffalo, Johnson County, Wyoming, USA

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    Coordinates: 44.33306, -106.73943
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Fort McKinney existed at two different locations in Johnson County, Wyoming which at the time was part of the Wyoming Territory. Originally known as Fort Reno in the 1860s and Contonment Reno in the 1870s, it was located near the Bozeman Trail crossing of the Powder River. On August 30, 1877 this post was renamed Fort McKinney and, due to the scarcity of resources, it was abandoned in 1878. The name and its troops were transferred to a site on the Clear Creek Fork of the Powder River, about two miles west of present-day Buffalo, Wyoming. Of note, The Companies stationed at Fort McKinney throughout its history were of the 6th United States Cavalry Regiment, and the 9th United States Cavalry Regiment, the 9th Cavalry being one of only four completely African-American United States army regiments during the Indian Wars Period, informally called "Buffalo Soldiers".

This cemetery is listed on the "Record Book of Interments in the Post Cemetery at Fort McKinney" as "Present site, Clear Fork".

Most of the remains were disinterred and reburied in the Custer National Cemetery, Crow Agency, Big Horn Co., MT in June 1895.



Fort McKinney existed at two different locations in Johnson County, Wyoming which at the time was part of the Wyoming Territory. Originally known as Fort Reno in the 1860s and Contonment Reno in the 1870s, it was located near the Bozeman Trail crossing of the Powder River. On August 30, 1877 this post was renamed Fort McKinney and, due to the scarcity of resources, it was abandoned in 1878. The name and its troops were transferred to a site on the Clear Creek Fork of the Powder River, about two miles west of present-day Buffalo, Wyoming. Of note, The Companies stationed at Fort McKinney throughout its history were of the 6th United States Cavalry Regiment, and the 9th United States Cavalry Regiment, the 9th Cavalry being one of only four completely African-American United States army regiments during the Indian Wars Period, informally called "Buffalo Soldiers".

This cemetery is listed on the "Record Book of Interments in the Post Cemetery at Fort McKinney" as "Present site, Clear Fork".

Most of the remains were disinterred and reburied in the Custer National Cemetery, Crow Agency, Big Horn Co., MT in June 1895.



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