Fort Sill

Fort Sill
Author: Mark K. Megehee
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages: 128
Release: 2018
Genre: History
ISBN: 146712964X

Established in 1869, Fort Sill initially hosted cavalry regiments, including buffalo soldiers, charged with pacifying native tribes in portions of Texas, Kansas, and Colorado. Replete with old West sagas, heroes, and villains, accounts from the post fascinate enthusiasts even today. Its namesake was chosen by Maj. Gen. "Little Phil" Sheridan to memorialize Brig. Gen. Joshua Sill, who gave his life in the Civil War. Similarly, the lasting impressions of great Americans are commemorated within the fort at Henry Post Army Airfield, "Flipper's Ditch," "Ambrosia Springs," "Sherman House," and of course, "Geronimo's Guardhouse." Even the city of Lawton was named after the "Prince of Quartermasters," Gen. Henry W. Lawton. Fort Sill's reputation as the premier artillery training and development center for the US Armed Forces has endured, preparing servicemen for every significant American conflict since its inception.

Field Artillery School

Field Artillery School
Author: Field Artillery School (Fort Sill, Okla.)
Publisher:
Total Pages: 10
Release: 1946
Genre: Military bases
ISBN:

A pamphlet containing a basic history and general information about both Fort Sill, Oklahoma, and the U.S. Army Field Artillery.

Carbine and Lance

Carbine and Lance
Author: Wilbur Sturtevant Nye
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Total Pages: 468
Release: 1983-09-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780806118567

Fort Sill is in the heart of the old Kiowa-Comanche Indian country in southwestern Oklahoma. For the student of the American frontier, Fort Sill is the center of one of the most interesting, dramatic, and sustained series of conflicts known in the history of the West.

Documentation of Building 1815 US Army Field Artillery Center, Fort Sill Military Reservation, Oklahoma

Documentation of Building 1815 US Army Field Artillery Center, Fort Sill Military Reservation, Oklahoma
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1995
Genre:
ISBN:

The documentation of Building 1815 located at the U.S. Army Field Artillery Center, Fort Sill Military Reservation, Oklahoma was conducted to mitigate the demolition of the building. Geo-Marine, Inc. conducted this work under Contract No. DACW-56-92-D-0010, Delivery Order No. 0018, between December 1993 and May 1994. Duane E. Peter, Director of the Cultural Resources Management Division of Geo-Marine, Inc., served as Principal Investigator. The architectural fieldwork was done by Joe C. Freeman, AlA. Architectural documentation included review of materials in the Fort Sill archives, an interview with Towana Spivey, Director of the Fort Sill Museum and Archives, field investigation and notes, and photography. The photography included 35 nim color slides, 35 mm black-and-white, and large format, 4-x-5 black-and-white. An historic context was prepared by Kellie A. Krapf, archeologist and historian. The historical research includes archival research and personal communications with Pamela Schenian of Fort Knox, Kentucky.