OK, you got me going, here is a bit more...... "Fort KIRWIN (1865-1865) Camp Kirwin Fort Kirwin was established 10 July 1865. It was located near the confluence of Bow Creek and the North Solomon River in the present Phillips County 1.5 miles south of Kirwin. Established by Lt. Colonel John S. Kirwin, 12th Tennessee Cavalry, and a company of Tennessee volunteers who were sent as an escort for a survey party and to scout the country for hostile Indians. The post was a summer encampment only, not a fort. Abandoned 3 September 1865." Then on this page http://www.usma.edu/1-1Infantry/history/cdrs.htm - United States Military Academy COMMANDERS OF THE REGIMENT FIRST INFANTRY REGIMENT "Colonel Kirwin T. Smith September 1930 to March 1933" Jana Tom Fitzsimmons wrote: > I watch for Fitzsimmons notes, too, and here is one where Kirwan > comes into the picture. It was posted on > > http://genforum.genealogy.com/fitzsimmons/ > > by Connie Fitzsimons Putnam on May 5th. I'll ask Connie to tell us > more! > > "The next three boys were born in Kansas Thomas county originally > part of the KIRWAN LAND DISTRICT. There they built the first sod > house and frame house in the area." > > ==== KIRWIN Mailing List ==== > TO UNSUBSCRIBE: we hope you won't BUT we won't take it personally either! > email KIRWIN-L-request@rootsweb.com and write in only the word > UNSUBSCRIBE in the message body. No subject necessary.....