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Fort Leavenworth is a United States Army installation located in Leavenworth County, Kansas, in the city of Leavenworth. Built in 1827, it is the second oldest active United States Army post west of W
Grant Hall headquarters of the U.S. Army Combined Arms Command
Fort Leavenworth, U.S. Army Combined Arms Center, and U.S. Army Command and General Staff College device.
Barracks at Fort Leavenworth, May 1858. By Samuel C. Mills, photographer with the Simpson Expedition. Library of Congress.
Buffalo Soldier Monument
The United States Disciplinary Barracks, colloquially known as Leavenworth, is a military correctional facility located on Fort Leavenworth, a United States Army post in Kansas. It is one of two major
Fort Leavenworth
…training, and Army doctrine and battle command (current and future). Fort Leavenworth is also home to the Military Corrections Complex, consisting of the United States Disciplinary Barracks – the Department of Defense's only maximum security prison – and the Midwest Joint Regional Correctional Facility. In addition, the Fort Leavenworth…
The exterior of the USDB in 2002
Main gateway into the 1877 disciplinary barracks (taken in 2007). Previously serving as administrative space, the building now has other uses, including a base eatery. The portion of the USDB known as "The Castle" which contained all of the confinement cells was demolished in 2004.[clarification needed]
The original 19th century USDB was dubbed "The Castle" or "Little Top" due to its size and location (c.1977).
Prison cell