Inside the stockade at Fort Gibson, a historic military site in Oklahoma that guarded the American frontier in Indian Territory from 1824 until 1888.

Inside the stockade at Fort Gibson, a historic military site in Oklahoma that guarded the American frontier in Indian Territory from 1824 until 1888.

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Notable American soldiers stationed at (or at least visiting) Fort Gibson include Stephen W. Kearny, Robert E. Lee, and (later 12th US President) Zachary Taylor. The Army stationed Jefferson Davis, later president of the Confederate States of America, and more than 100 other West Point cadets at the fort. The Army also assigned Nathan Boone, son of the famous explorer Daniel Boone, to the post. After leaving Tennessee, Sam Houston owned a trading post in the area for a while.

Location: Fort Gibson, Muskogee County, Oklahoma, USA.