United States. Army. Department of the Platte
Variant namesThe Department of the Platte was a military administrative district established by the U.S. Army on March 5, 1866, with boundaries encompassing Iowa, Nebraska, Dakota Territory, Utah Territory and a small portion of Idaho. With headquarters in Omaha, the district commander oversaw the army's role initially along the Overland route (or Oregon Trail) to Salt Lake City, then later the construction route of the Union Pacific Railroad. The district also included the Montana road (or Bozeman Trail) through eastern Wyoming. The district was discontinued when the Army's command was reorganized in 1898.
The Headquarters of the Department of the Platte was located in downtown Omaha, Nebraska for many years. When the headquarters was transferred to Fort Omaha in 1878, the building it was located in was found unsuitable, and the headquarters were again transferred downtown.
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| creatorOf | United States. War Dept. Dept. of the Platte. U. S. War Department. Department of the Platte records, 1875-1888. | Montana Historical Society Library | |
| creatorOf | United States. Army. Dept. of the Platte. [Journal of an anonymous scout operating out of Fort Kearney, Nebraska Territory, 16 June to 2 July 1865] | Newberry Library | |
| referencedIn | Augur, Christopher Columbus, 1821-1898. Christopher C. Augur papers, 1780-1911 (bulk 1846-1885). | Newberry Library | |
| referencedIn | Fort David A. Russell (Wyo.) Orderly Ledger, 1888-1889. | Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center. | |
| referencedIn | Barriger, John W. (John Walker), 1832-1906. The John W. Barriger papers, 1864-1867. | U.S. Army Heritage & Education Center |
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| correspondedWith | Augur, Christopher Columbus, 1821-1898. | person |
| associatedWith | Barriger, John W. (John Walker), 1832-1906. | person |
| associatedWith | Crook, George, 1829-1890. | person |
| associatedWith | Everett D. Graff Collection of Western Americana (Newberry Library) | corporateBody |
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Establishment 1866
Disestablishment 1898
Active 1875
Active 1888
