This is an
artist conception of the way Fort
Churchill looked in the 1860. There is
two versions for the formations of this
fort in the Northern Nevada area. The
first versions is that some white men
kidnapped some Indian woman to have
their way with them. Indian warriors
tracked them down and dealt with them in
the way they should have been dealt
with, they killed them. For some reason
other white men in the area felt
threated by this reaction by the indians
and requested troops to be sent by the
Federal Government. The second version
is that the settlers and pioneers
requested troops from the Federal
Government as protection against the
savages of the area as the Indians out
number the white men. My opinion is the
first version is closer to the truth as
the Indians of Northern Nevada seem to
leave the white men alone unless
provoked by the white men. For more
details on this conflict click on the
title below. The
Pyramid Lake Indian Wars
This picture is of the Fort laundry
which the commander had second thoughts
about constructing due to the high cost
of labor as well as materials. Inorder
to keep the officers content that were
staioned at the Fort the commander
relented and finished construction of
the Laundry and hired woman to do the
chore of washing.
This picture was taken October 29, 1998,
and is the Hospital at Fort Churchill
the way it looks at the present time.
The infirmery was build i the shape of
an L. At the present time Fort Churchill
is a State Historical Park, with a fee
for veiwing the ruins. It also has a
building that displays a history of the
Fort and some history of the campaigns
against the Indians.
This is an additional building that was
used for supplies. Which gives an idea
of how large a fort this use to be. It
had a large amount of area to keep safe
and not a lot of soliders to do it with
as it was established at the same time
the Civil War was raging in the East.
This Building was the Headquarters where
the commander of the fort worked and the
campaigns against the Indians of
Northern Nevada were mounted.
These three inch cannons are the type
the Cavarly
at Fort Churchill used during their
campaigns against the Indians.
