▁States ▁Senator , ▁Francis ▁Em roy ▁Warren ▁( 1 8 4 4 – 1 9 2 9 ), ▁who ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁Medal ▁of ▁Honor ▁at ▁age ▁ 1 9 ▁during ▁the ▁American ▁Civil ▁War . ▁ ▁United ▁States ▁Army ▁ ▁Fort ▁Russell ▁ 1 8 6 7 – 1 9 2 7 ▁ ▁When ▁President ▁Lincoln ▁and ▁Congress ▁set ▁plans ▁for ▁the ▁trans cont inental ▁rail road , ▁they ▁recognized ▁the ▁need ▁for ▁a ▁military ▁installation ▁to ▁protect ▁Union ▁Pacific ▁workers ▁from ▁potentially ▁host ile ▁Indians . ▁On ▁ 4 ▁July ▁ 1 8 6 7 , ▁the ▁rail road ▁established ▁its ▁mountain ▁region ▁headquarters ▁at ▁Crow ▁Creek ▁Cross ing , ▁later ▁known ▁as ▁Che y enne . ▁A ▁few ▁weeks ▁later , ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Caval ry ▁moved ▁from ▁temporary ▁headquarters ▁in ▁Che y enne ▁to ▁a ▁point ▁ ▁west ▁and ▁established ▁Fort ▁D . ▁A . ▁Russell . ▁Thus , ▁ 1 8 6 7 ▁was ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁a ▁city ▁and ▁a ▁fort , ▁and ▁both ▁have ▁grown ▁together ▁over ▁the ▁years . ▁ ▁Det ach ments ▁of ▁the ▁ 3 0 th ▁Infantry ▁formed ▁the ▁first ▁g arrison , ▁under ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁Colonel ▁John ▁D . ▁Stevens on . ▁For ▁a ▁brief ▁time ▁the ▁troops ▁lived ▁in ▁t ents , ▁but ▁during ▁the ▁winter ▁of ▁ 1 8 6 7 – 6 8 ▁they ▁moved ▁into ▁wood - frame ▁qu arters . ▁The ▁dwell ings ▁were ▁set ▁in ▁the ▁shape ▁of ▁a ▁diam ond ,