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Captain Fisk's 1863 Escort From Minnesota To Bannack City
In spring 1863 Captain James L. Fiske led a emigrant escort from Fort Abercrombie toward the upper Missouri to avoid Sioux danger. The trek passed Fort Ripley, Mouse River, Bannack, and Virginia City, with encounters including Red River hunters, Assinniboine diplomats, and a return crossing of diverse tribes. The voyage ended with arrivals at Bannack on September 28 and a sale of stock before moving to Virginia City. The journey featured no deaths, desertions were pursued, and a final salute welcomed Fisk and his company.
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James L. Fiske
Fort Abercrombie
Missouri
Minnesota
Fiske
St. Cloud
Omaha
Fort Ripley
Hesse
Hannay
Oregon Boundary Line
Fisk
Centry
Lydia
Jessie
Antoine Freniere
Mouse River
Red River
Captain Fiske
Pembina
Buffalo Range
Captain Fisk
Assinniboines
Freniere
Milk River
Major
Meldrum
Fort Union
Gros Ventres
Sibley
Hawkins
Bannack
St. Charles
Fort Benton
Walla Walla
General Sibley
Virginia City
Saskatchewan
Sun River
Blackfoot
Vail
Plummer
Gillette
the Dearborn
George Ives
Stinson
Dr. Dibb
Lieuttenant Johnston
Bannack City
Johnston
Henry Plummer
Dearborn
Morgan
William H. Holyoke
Prickly Pear
Otter Creek
Little Blackfoot
Big Hole River
Hell Gate
Big Hole
N. P. Langford
James Fergus
Langford
Yankee Flats
Willard
Judge Edgerton
U. S
Pizanthia
James L. Fisk
Northwest