Sheehan would be promoted to a brevetted Lt. Abercrombie was commander of Fort Ripley twice and was commanding when the Civil War broke out. Bates Was a hero of both the Civil and Philippine wars. McCaskey Was a Civil war hero and would become a Major General. Major Hannibal Day Also was commander of Fort Ridgely and would become a brevet Brigadier General.
Patten Was commander of the Fort three times as well as at Fort Ridgely. Captain Todd was a first cousin of Mary Todd Lincoln, the wife of Abraham Lincoln.
John Blair Smith Todd was the first commander. General Dana oversaw the 2 years of construction, would become Commander of the 1st Minnesota and promoted to Brigadier General during the Civil war.With them were men of Company D 1st Dragoons commanded by 2nd Lt. In April 1849, Company A of the 6th Infantry Regiment arrived from Fort Snelling to take up quarters under the command of Captain John Blair Smith Todd. The government also hoped that the Ho-Chunk, and the fort, would serve as a buffer between the Santee Dakota and the Chippewa, who were warring. Their new reservation near Long Prairie, Minnesota, necessitated a military post nearby to oversee the reservation and administer annuity payments. History įort Ripley was built in conjunction with the Ho-Chunk had been moved from northeastern Iowa. The location was geographically remote to Colonial-American population centers, with Native Americans living in the vicinity. It was on a navigable river and an important trade route. The fort had a partial stockade with the side facing the river completely open except for two of the three block houses. The buildings were of timber construction, facing a quadrangle. The nearby city of Fort Ripley, Minnesota, was also named for the old outpost.įort Ripley typified remote mid-19th century army posts. It includes the historic site of Fort Ripley and was named in its honor. Ĭamp Ripley, a training facility of the Minnesota National Guard, was established in 1929. It was nominated for its status as Minnesota's second major military post and for its role in maintaining peace and enabling pioneer settlement in Central Minnesota. In 1971 Fort Ripley was listed on the National Register of Historic Places for its state-level significance in the historical archaeology and military history categories. It was the second major military reservation established in what would become Minnesota. It then was renamed Fort Gaines and in 1850 was renamed again for distinguished Brigadier General Eleazer Wheelock Ripley of the War of 1812. Its presence spurred immigration into the area and the pioneer settlement of Crow wing developed closeby. It was situated a few miles from the Indian agencies for the Ho-Chunk and Ojibwe in Iowa Territory and then the Minnesota Territory. The Fort Ripley site had been abandoned and unused.įort Ripley was a United States Army outpost on the upper Mississippi River, in mid-central Minnesota from 1848 to 1877. The State of Minnesota erected a monument to the Mille Lacs band at the Fort Ridgely site in 1914 as it was frequented by the public.
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