National Register of Historic Places

Fort Mitchell Site

Scottsbluff, Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska
Listed
June 6, 1978
Type
Site
Period
Early Republic
Ref No.
78001713

About this property

Fort Mitchell, Nebraska, was an Army fort in service from 1864 to 1867, located in present-day Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska. First constructed northwest of Mitchell Pass as Camp Shuman, Fort Mitchell was manned in the autumn of 1864 by Company "H" of the 11th Ohio Volunteer Cavalry under Captain J. S. Shuman. It was named in honor of General Robert B. Mitchell, who ordered the establishment of this post to protect traffic along the Great Platte River Road between Julesburg and South Pass and the nearby Scott's Bluff stage station. Fort Mitchell was abandoned after the Fort Laramie peace conference of 1867. The ground plan of Fort Mitchell consisted of a stockade with a sally port, firing loopholes, and a sentinel tower. Today no trace of the sod structure remains at the site west of the North Platte River bend northwest of Scott's Bluff. Mitchell Pass and the city of Mitchell, Nebraska, derive their names from this military post.

Location

Scottsbluff, Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska

Categories

HISTORIC - NON-ABORIGINALMILITARY
Sources

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When was Fort Mitchell Site listed on the National Register?

Fort Mitchell Site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 6, 1978.

What type of historic resource is Fort Mitchell Site?

Fort Mitchell Site is classified as a site in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Fort Mitchell Site?

The period of significance for Fort Mitchell Site is recorded as the early_republic era.

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