Fort Sedgwick
Fort Sedgwick | |
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U.S. military post | |
Anton Schonborn, Fort Sedgwick, 1870 | |
| Nickname(s): Post at Julesburg, Camp Rankin, and Fort Rankin | |
Site of historic marker for Fort Sedgwick on South Platte Trail | |
| Coordinates: 40°56′20″N 102°22′42″W / 40.93889°N 102.37833°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Colorado |
| County | Sedgwick |
| City | Sedgwick |
Fort Sedgwick, also known as Post at Julesburg, Camp Rankin, and Fort Rankin was a U.S. military post from 1864 to 1871, in Sedgwick County, Colorado. There are two historical markers for the former post. The town was named for Fort Sedgwick, which was named after John Sedgwick, who was a major general in the Union Army during the American Civil War.