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Fort Ellis and Its Cavalry Era in Bozeman Montana
A vivid reminiscence of Fort Ellis near Bozeman, detailing its decay, past cavalry expeditions, notable officers like Edward McClernand and James Wheelan, Baker’s battle in 1872, and the post’s role in guarding routes for Northern Pacific surveys. It recalls civilian volunteers, Indian raids, and the enduring memory of frontier life in the Gallatin Valley.
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Fort Ellis
the Gallatin
Bozeman
Northern Pacific Railway
Edward J. McClernand
John A. McClermand
Second Cavalry
47Th Volunteer Infantry
Philippines
James N. Wheelan
Wheelan
Eighth Cavalry
Hague
G Troop
James Ponsford
Montana
Musselshell
Missouri
Mulenberg
Billings
Baker
R. M. Whitefoot
13Th Infantry
Lamont
Gallatin Valley
Yellowstone
Ellis
Sixth
Massachusetts Colored Volunteer Infantry
Fort Russell
Wyoming
Department of the Platte
Brackett
Seventh Infantry
Bard
National Park
James H. Bradley
Bir Hole
Historical Society of
Bradley
Lieut. Bradley
Northern Pacific Railroad
United States
Rocky Mountains
Missouri River
Bismarck
Powder River
David S Stanley
John Gibbon
District of Montana
Western Corps
Fort Shaw
Eugene M. Baker
Shelds River
Hayden
Serjeant McLaren
O'Mally
Ward
Cox
Frances
Cavalry
Hospital
Old Place
A. C Harding
Officers’ Row