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Montana Militia Roots and World War I Service
Colonel Charles Sheridan recounts Montana’s early militia roots from 1877 through the Spanish American War and the 1914 mobilization. It notes units, battles at the Big Hole, losses, and Montana’s role in Rough Riders and the Philippines, ending with quick mobilization in Helena and rapid embarkation to Butte.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles L. Sheridan
Highway Patrol
France
Montana
National Guard
Nez Perces
Territory
Montana Territory
W. A. Clark
Charles S. Warren
Jos. A. Talbot
A. J. Clark
John Noyes
William Wilson
Deer Lodge
Thomas Stuart
Bitter Root
John B. Cottin
the Big Hole
Virginia City
Calaway
Henry’s Lake
Joseph Ere
Joseph
Infantry
Old Fort Ellis
Philippines
Rough Riders
Idhent
Bozeman
Butte
Western Federation of Miners
Metal Mine Protcets Union
Oceon
Union Hall
Dynate
Helena
State Armory
Northern Pacific Railway
Fort Harrison
Douglas
Arizona
Kenneth Piggot
Donald A. Smith
D Company
Ernest McMahan
War Department
Paul McCormick
Billings
Second Infantry
Calo O'S
Camp Green
South Carolina
Camp Mills
Long Island
Camp Merritt
New Jersey
164Th Infantry
82Nd Infantry
Liverpool
England
Winchester
le Havre
la Courtine
Williams
Bordeaux
Langres
St. Aignan