Main Post in Fort Riley in Geary County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Wounded Knee and Drexel Mission
Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, June 30, 2010
1. Wounded Knee and Drexel Mission Marker
North side
Erected as a tribute of affection by their comrades of the Medical Department and Seventh Cavalry, U.S. Army, A.D. 1893.
Erected 1893 by Medical Department and Seventh Cavalry, U.S. Army.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Wars, US Indian.
Location. 39° 3.955′ N, 96° 47.256′ W. Memorial is in Fort Riley, Kansas, in Geary County. It is in Main Post. It is at the intersection of Huebner Road and Sheridan Avenue, on the left when traveling west on Huebner Road. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Fort Riley KS 66442, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Kansas’ Flint Hills. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Corn Belt, 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 the Louisiana Purchase.
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Mose Waters' General Store (within shouting distance of this marker); In Memory of the Gallant Dead of the Second U.S. Cavalry (approx. Ό mile away); To the United States Cavalry (approx. Ό mile away); West Riding Hall / Polk Hall (approx. Ό mile away); Tuttle Park (approx. 0.3 miles away); Ogden Monument (approx. 0.3 miles away); Sturgis Stadium (approx. 0.3 miles away); Global War on Terrorism Monument (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Riley.
Additional commentary.
1. Re-erected 1925
An inscription on the north side of the base states that the monument was re-erected in 1925.
— Submitted July 6, 2010, by Lee Hattabaugh of Capshaw, Alabama.
Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, June 30, 2010
2. Wounded Knee and Drexel Mission Marker
East side
Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, June 30, 2010
3. Wounded Knee and Drexel Mission Marker
South side
Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, June 30, 2010
4. Wounded Knee and Drexel Mission Marker
West side
Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, June 30, 2010
5. Wounded Knee and Drexel Mission Marker
Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, June 30, 2010
6. Wounded Knee and Drexel Mission Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on January 4, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 6, 2010, by Lee Hattabaugh of Capshaw, Alabama. This page has been viewed 2,726 times since then and 79 times this year. Last updated on June 10, 2014, by Scott Nebeker of Salt Lake City, Utah. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on July 6, 2010, by Lee Hattabaugh of Capshaw, Alabama. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
