This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Miles Leads Bannock War Path Defense Near Yellowstone
Colonel Miles organized a 75 man force from Fort Keogh to block Bannock war parties moving east toward Yellowstone valley in 1878. The expedition aimed to establish a route telegraph line, reconnoiter the region, study Custer era sites, and prevent depredations as settlers advanced in Montana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eace
Yellowstone River
Nez Perces
Joseph
Canada
Sitting Bull
Tongue River
Fort
Little Big Horn
Big Horn
Powder, Rosebud
Northern Pacific Railway Company
Servie
Fort Keogh
Bismarck
Deadwood
Ate Hills
West Dakota
Fort Ellis
Bozeman
Pacific Coast
Nelson A. Miles
Yellowstone Park
Yellowstone
Rosebud
Custer
Park
Miles
Idaho
Fort Fllis
Boulder Pass
Clark’s Fork Pass
Clark's Fork Pass
Bailey
Crow Agency
Bannock
Andrew S. Bennett
Fifth Infantry
Rock
Clark’s Fork
Bell
Fort Custer