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Indian Depredations Prompted Montana Military Posts
In the early sixties Montana saw white settlement and Indian attacks spur the creation of military posts. Gad E. Upson's 1865 report details killings, horse thefts, massacres, and tribal losses, urging forts at the Missouri River mouth and Muscle Shell River to protect citizens and property.
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Fort Buford
Missouri River
Montana Line
Old Fort Union
Camp Cook
Judith River
13Th Infantry
Fort Shaw
Sun River
Great Falls
Camp Reynolds
Fort Ellis
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Fort Benton
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Marias River
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Judith Rivers
Red Sires
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