By 1882 the U.S. government decided to discontinue the services of Fort Wallace and to abandon the site. The bodies of 88 soldiers were exhumed and moved to Fort Leavenworth in 1885. More than 100 graves were left, including U.S. scouts who were not members of the conventional Army. All that remains of the original fort is the old post cemetery, enclosed by stone walls within the Wallace Township cemetery. The area where the original buildings stood is directly south of the cemetery on private property.
Access is very limited.
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