December 25, 1866, soldiers at Fort Laramie gathered for the Christmas party. By night's end, it would be the saddest holiday celebration in Wyoming history.
December 25, 1866, soldiers at Fort Laramie gathered for the Christmas party. By night's end, it would be the saddest holiday celebration in Wyoming history.
Originally a private fur trading fort in 1834, Fort Laramie evolved into the best known military post on the Northern Plains before its abandonment in 1890.