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[http://www.media.utah.edu/UHE/f/FORTDUCHESNE.html Fort Duchesne] -- Established in 1886 to replace Fort Thornburg in the Unitah Basin. It continued as a U.S. military post until 1912 when it was transferred to the Bureau of Indian Affairs as the headquarters for the Uintah-Ouray Agency. | [http://www.media.utah.edu/UHE/f/FORTDUCHESNE.html Fort Duchesne] -- Established in 1886 to replace Fort Thornburg in the Unitah Basin. It continued as a U.S. military post until 1912 when it was transferred to the Bureau of Indian Affairs as the headquarters for the Uintah-Ouray Agency. | ||
[http://www.facilities.utah.edu/fd/history/history.html Fort Douglas] -- | [http://www.facilities.utah.edu/fd/history/history.html Fort Douglas] -- Located on the east bench of Salt Lake City, adjacent to the University of Utah. It was created in 1862 as Camp Douglas and was renamed [http://www.onlineutah.com/fortdouglashistory.shtml Fort Douglas] in 1878. It continued in use as a U.S. military post until 1991. It still is headquarters for several reserve units. Many of the buildings are preserved and a museum is open to the public. | ||
Camp Floyd (Fort Crittenden 1857-1861) | Camp Floyd (Fort Crittenden 1857-1861) | ||
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[http://www.fs.fed.us/r4/ashley/heritage/site-reports/fort-thornburgh.pdf Fort Thornburg] -- Established as a post for U.S. troops in 1881. It was located in the Ashley Valley in Eastern Utah until its closure in 1883. The troops stationed there assisted in building a road from Vernal to Fort Bridger. | [http://www.fs.fed.us/r4/ashley/heritage/site-reports/fort-thornburgh.pdf Fort Thornburg] -- Established as a post for U.S. troops in 1881. It was located in the Ashley Valley in Eastern Utah until its closure in 1883. The troops stationed there assisted in building a road from Vernal to Fort Bridger. | ||
Fort | [http://history.utah.gov/apps/markers/detailed_results.php?markerid=2166 Union Fort] -- A small fortification was built in the Salt Lake Valley by local settlers in 1853-1854. Only a marker remains to identify the site. | ||
=== The Mexican War and the Mormon Battalion (1846-1848) === | === The Mexican War and the Mormon Battalion (1846-1848) === | ||