Fort Sully (Fort Leavenworth)
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Fort Sully (Fort Leavenworth)
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Fort Sully was an earthwork artillery battery built on the plateau of Hancock Hill, the highest hill west of Fort Leavenworth, in September and October 1864. Its purpose was to boost the defenses of Fort Leavenworth in case Confederate forces under Maj. Gen. Sterling Price attempted to overrun the area. Price spent all of September and most of October in Missouri on an expedition to occupy that state. Since Fort Sully was part of an existing fort, it was technically termed a battery instead of a
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2020-04-10T11:40:08Z
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