Buffalo Soldiers at Vancouver, Washington Barracks (1899-1900)
Edward Gibson, Retired at Vancouver Barracks Image Courtsey of Frontier Army Museum at Fort Leavenworth In 1849 the U.S. Army established its first military post in the Pacific Northwest at Vancouver, Washington. Known varyingly as Columbia Barracks, Fort Vancouver, and, since 1879, Vancouver Barracks, the … Read MoreBuffalo Soldiers at Vancouver, Washington Barracks (1899-1900)