fort caspar. it lasted only two more years. they added a lot of buildings. there is a massive construction program in 1866 and agencies to seven. -- and 18 six to seven. this becomes as large as fort laramie and there are almost 500 soldiers stationed here by 1867. in 1857, the army really determined they built in the wrong place. in the fall of 1867, they issued orders that they are to take all salvageable materials and hall at 45 miles east of here and use that to pull up -- to put up fort federman. >> when they closed in 18 six to 7, 4 caspar had nothing left. the community started in 1888 and incorporated in 1889. it was near the location of the old historic fort. even those early pioneers that formed the community, they knew there used to be a fourth-year which is how we end up -- a fort we end up withow the town of casper named after fort caspar. >> throughout the weekend, american history tv is featuring casper, wyoming. our local content vehicle team traveled there to learn about its rich

there was a young lieutenant named caspar collins. he is passing through this fort on the day of the battle. he was ordered to leave the 11th -- lead 11th kansas volunteer cavalry soldiers out to meet and army supply wagon that were coming back from supplying points further west. that morning he rides out. it takes 20 guys with him. they get across the bridge and not even a mile away and they are ambushed by the lakota, cheyenne, and arapahoe gathered together to get revenge for sand creek. they wheel around and raced back to the fort. casper collins and four other soldiers are killed. amazingly, the other guys made it back. about four hours later, the army supply wagons show up on the horizon. this is called the battle of red butte and the army sees the wagons show up and fire a warning shot with their cannons . the tribes see them and race out in that direction and attacked the wagon supply train. it was led by commissary sergeant amos custard. there were 25 guys with that group. there were five of them an -- in an advanced guard an

once it becomes fort caspar in the fall of 1865 really only lasts two more years. they add a lot of buildings. there is a massive construction program in 1866 and 1867. this fort becomes as large as fort laramie. what happens is in 1867, the army determined they built it in the wrong place. so in the fall of 1867 they issue orders that they take all salvageable materials and they haul it 45 miles east of here and use that to put up fort fetterman. >> fort caspar when they closed it there was nothing left here. even the early pioneers knew there used to be a fort here, which is how we end up with the town of casper named after fort caspar. >> find out where the local content vehicles are going next. you are watching american history tv. all weekend, every weekend.

at fort caspared museum which is on the west side of the city of casper in wyoming.s a reconstructed 1860 cavalry fort located on the western emigrant trail corridor. so we are standing on the oregon trail and the mormon pioneer trail and the california trail and the pony express trail, the transcontinental telegraph came through here. all of these things were located on this site and the u.s. army in the 1860's. one of the important things to remember about this site is there was a lot of activity happened here before the army ever showed up. the first occupation of this site, the first time people actually stayed more than passing througr

. >> fort caspar when they closed it there was nothing left here. even the early pioneers knew there used to be a fort here, which is how we end up with the town of casper named after fort caspar. >> find out where the local content vehicles are going next. you are watching american history tv. all weekend, every weekend. war, andn the civil author discusses the life of any davis. the daughter of confederate president jefferson davis. up.describes growing her postwar rise to popularity. her writing career. museum of the confederacy hosted this event. >> good afternoon. thank you for coming. i am so pleased to be here. today is june 28. the date after winnie davis's birthday. i am so thrilled to be here. after her birthday, to tell you her story. before i began, i would like to thank the staff here at the museum of the confederacy. all of the staff here. and at the american war center. for all their help and support of this program. i especially want to thank my two friends penelope and sam for the wonderful work on publicity. my eternal gratitude an

afterwards, the weekly standard's daniel halper and sunday morning we tour the literary sites of caspar wyoming. on c-span3, the negro league's kansas city monarchs. saturday at 6:00 p.m. eastern on the civil war, the depiction of slavery in movies. and sunday on "real america" at 4:00 p.m., an interview with president herbert hoover. let us know what you think about the programs you are watching. call us at 202-626-3400 or e-mail us at comments@c-span.org. like us on facebook. follow us on twitter. >>> a debate now between dineesh de souza, author of the book "america" and dan mccarthy, editor of the american conservative magazine. the topic is american foreign policy. the debate was part of freedom fest 2014 which took place in las vegas. it's about an hour. >> we are gathered here. the great sovereign state of nevada to decide the fate of sis williams.tategn we hope to discover whether it a is the business of these unitedn states to defend our liberties and our way of life against u enemies real or imagined in foreign lands and to spill our h blood and treasury going after n terroris