Fort Laramie 1860-1869

1860's Native Americans

Fort Laramie, 1863
A sketch in the University of Wyoming Archives
By Bugler C. Moellman, 11th Ohio Volunteer Cavalry

Officers on steps of "Old Bedlam"
Fort Laramie, 1864
Courtesy Newberry Library

Indian Chiefs at Fort Laramie, 1867
Courtesy Geoff Dobson

Fort Laramie, 1867
From a sketch by Anton Schoenborn

The Hanging of Steve Young
Laramie City, 1867
Photo by Arundel C. Hull
Courtesy Geoff Dobson

Office of the Superintendent of Construction
Laramie City, 1867
Courtesy of National Archives

Union Pacific
Tracklaying in 1868
Courtesy National Archives

Union Pacific
Laramie City, June 1868
Courtesy Geoff Dobson

Early Laramie Union Pacific Railroad Yards
Courtesy Geoff Dobson

Checker game in Union Pacific Paymaster's Tent
Laramie, 1868
Courtesy Geoff Dobson

Fort Laramie, 1868
U. S. Geological Survey photograph by William H. Jackson

Dress parade at Fort Laramie, 1868
Photo by Alexander Gardner, 1821-1882

Wm. T. Sherman in council at Fort Laramie, 1868
Photo by Alexander Gardner, 1821-1882

Indians & whites at Fort Laramie, 1868
Photo by Alexander Gardner, 1821-1882

Train Stuck in Snow on Laramie Plains, 1869
Photo by C. R. Savage
Note that the caption on the photo is in error.
The photo was actually taken in 1869, and was apparently used later as a stock photo for a news story in 1887.
Courtesy of Geoff Dobson

Indian Funeral Platform at Deer Creek, near Fort Laramie, 1869
A woodcut from Harper's Weekly, 1869, based on photo by Alexander Gardner
Courtesy Geoff Dobson