J. E. B. Stuart at Fort Wise
By Tom Perry Twenty years ago, I made a trip to eastern Colorado to visit the site of Fort Wise/Fort Lyon. Since then, the folks who promote the Santa Fe Trail have added interpretation and directional signage. I came to this place again because this was James Ewell Brown “Jeb” Stuart’s last post in the First United States Cavalry. It was here that he made the decision to return to Virginia and offer his military services to his native state....
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