Fort Sill in Comanche County, Oklahoma — The American South (West South Central)

Custer's Bivouac

Photographed by Jeff Barnes, May 29, 2010

1. Custer's Bivouac Marker

Inscription. The 7th U.S. Cavalry Regiment, General Custer commanding, camped here in open dug-outs January-February 1869 during Sheridan’s winter campaign and the founding of Fort Sill.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Wars, US Indian. A significant historical month for this entry is January 1869.

Location. 34° 40.755′ N, 98° 23.947′ W. Marker is in Fort Sill, Oklahoma, in Comanche County. It is on King Road near Lee Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Fort Sill OK 73503, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Kiowa Tribe,

in the Comanche Nation,

and in Southwest Oklahoma—Great Plains Country.

It is also in the American South,

specifically on the prairies,

and on the Southern Plains.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Comanchería,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of

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this marker: Quinette Crossing (approx. 0.3 miles away); Sheridan (approx. 0.4 miles away); Old Redoubt (approx. 0.7 miles away); Sherman House (approx. 0.9 miles away); Cavalry Company Quarters (approx. 0.9 miles away); Old Post (approx. 0.9 miles away); Sill (approx. 0.9 miles away); Post Guardhouse (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Sill.

Also see . . . Fort Sill (Wikipedia). Excerpt:

The site of Fort Sill was staked out on January 8, 1869, by Maj. Gen. Philip H. Sheridan, who led a campaign into Indian Territory to stop tribes from raiding border settlements in Texas and Kansas….

Sheridan's massive winter campaign involved six cavalry regiments accompanied by frontier scouts such as Buffalo Bill Cody, Wild Bill Hickok, Ben Clark and Jack Stilwell. Troops camped at the location of the new fort included the 7th Cavalry, the 19th Kansas Volunteers and the 10th Cavalry, a distinguished group of African American "buffalo soldiers" who constructed many of the stone buildings still surrounding the old post quadrangle.

(Submitted on November 4, 2026.)

Photographed by Jeff Barnes, May 29, 2010

2. Custer's Bivouac Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 4, 2026. It was originally submitted on October 16, 2026, by Jeff Barnes of Omaha, Nebraska. This page has been viewed 9 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 16, 2026, by Jeff Barnes of Omaha, Nebraska. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.