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Jefferson Barracks Military Post - Wikipedia

Louis. It was an important and active U.S. Army installation from 1826 through 1946. It is the oldest operating U.S. military installation west of the ...

JEFFERSON BARRACKS PARK PARK HISTORY - St. Louis County

The location of Jefferson Barracks near St. Louis and on the Mississippi River proved to be an excellent site for a permanent military post. Few military ...

Jefferson Barracks - Missouri Civil War Museum

Originally established in 1826 as the country's first Infantry School of Practice, Jefferson Barracks received its name in honor of President ...

Jefferson Barracks History | 62nd Annual Hancock Invitational

Jefferson Barracks – the nation's first “Infantry School of Practice” – supplied and prepared troops for battle in six of the United States' major military ...

Jefferson Barracks State Historic Site | American Battlefield Trust

In 1862, Jefferson Barracks was turned over to the Medical Department of the US Army and became one of the largest and most important Federal hospitals in the ...

The historic legacy of Jefferson Baracks - West Newsmagazine

Although the infantry school closed after two years, Jefferson Barracks was the first permanent military base west of the Mississippi and served ...

Jefferson Barracks Military Post

Originally established in 1826 as the country's first Infantry School of Practice, Jefferson Barracks received its name in honor of President Thomas Jefferson ...

Jefferson Barracks: The Early Years - NPS History

Jefferson Barracks became such an installation, and at the same time an integral part of the history of the St. Louis area, providing military and economic ...

Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery

Jefferson Barracks, established by the U.S. Army in. 1826, was in continuous use until 1946. Early in the. Civil War, both pro-Union and pro-Confederate ...

Jefferson Barracks Park - St. Louis County Website

On October 23, 1826, the war department declared the post to be named Jefferson Barracks in honor of President Thomas Jefferson who died six days prior to the ...

Delving into the history of the Jefferson Barracks Military Post

Host Don Marsh talks to Mark Trout, president and CEO of the Missouri Civil War Museum, about the history and influence of the Jefferson ...

The Friends of Jefferson Barracks

Some Notable Individuals Who Served At Jefferson Barracks · GENERAL HENRY ATKINSON Henry Atkinson has a special importance to Jefferson Barracks because he ...

The Story of Jefferson Barracks - UNM Digital Repository

This Article is brought to you for free and open access by UNM Digital Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion in New Mexico Historical Review by an ...

Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery - Historic Missouri

The Barracks were initially founded in 1826, only a few miles south of St. Louis, as the major military outpost for American expansion west of ...

Jefferson Barracks: A History - HEC-TV

Jefferson Barracks in St. Louis has had a strong military history since 1826, including being the birthplace of the US Calvary and home of ...

Jefferson Barracks (U.S. National Park Service)

Grant National Historic Site. Originally an active military base from 1826 through the end of World War II, it was Ulysses S. Grant's first ...

The Jefferson Barracks Historic Site - The Civil War Muse

In 1950, the Federal Government transferred ownership of 420 acres of the military reservation to St. Louis County in order to establish Jefferson Barracks ...

Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery

Jefferson Barracks, one of the National Cemetery Administrations oldest interment sites, has served as a burial place for soldiers from all wars. The original ...

Jefferson Barracks: A History - YouTube

Jefferson Barracks in St. Louis is more than a cemetery. It's been a working military facility since 1826 sending troops to every war the ...

"A History of Jefferson Barracks, 1826-1860." by Byron Bertrand ...

Jefferson Barracks was established in 1826 and was one of the army's major posts until 1860. Located twenty-six miles below the confluence of the Missouri ...