The Abandonment Of Fort Sedgwick
After seeking to be stationed in the West, Dunbar is ordered to Fort Sedgwick. When he arrived, though, he found the outpost vacant and in disarray. A deleted scene explains why the outpost is in such horrible shape, which is never explained in the film. According to the scenario, the garrison stationed there abandoned the location after their horses were taken, they had withstood many Native American raids, and they were waiting for a supply train and reinforcements that never arrived. The men abandoned their post shortly before Dunbar arrived.
The Abandonment Of Fort Sedgwick
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