Fort Phil Kearny Replica and Bozeman Trail History Highlighted
The article recounts the Connor and Carrington campaigns along the Bozeman trail from Fort Reno to Fort Co. F. Smith, detailing Fort Connor’s 1865–66 role, the Piney Creek fort site at Fort Phil Kearny, and early actions by Cavalry and infantry units. It notes troop shortages, engagements against Sioux and Crow forces, and harrowing incidents including ambushes and a trader’s massacre as trains were attacked near Clear Creek and Crazy Woman crossings.
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Theodore James Gatchell
West
Fort Reno
Powder River
Johnson County
Wyo
Fort Co. F. Smith
Big Horn River
Montana
Conner Powder River
Fort Connor
Connor
Fort Laramie
U. S
Niobrara River
Nebraska
George W. Williford
Daniel Dana
Williford
Fort Casper
Fort Kearney
Nebraska Territory
Carrington
U. S. Volunteers
Bufalo
Thomas E. H. Lewis
John Ryan
Samuel Stringer
Lewis
Co. H
18Th Infantry
Piney Creek
Fort
Phil Kearny
Ten Eyck
Fetterman
Stringer
Florida
Proctor
Kirtland
Tongue River
Bozeman Trail
Great West
Little Piney
Little Piney Creek
As Piney
Jim Bridger
Hickey
George E. Geier
Buffalo-Sheridan
Fort Phil Kearny
Usl
Kinne
Cantain Burrows
Horn River
C F. Smith
Yellowstone
Yellowstone River
Hammond
Livingsburger
Louis Gazzons
Henry Arrison
Gazzons
Mr. Ryan
Drivin
Ryan
Garzons
Clear Creek Crossing
Torrence Callery
Crazy Woman
Daniels
Terrel
Gilcrist
Johnson
Smith
Oberly
Wesser
Pinery
Horton
Reid
R. Lewis
Tennye
Colonel Fetterman
Brown
Lieutenant Grummond
Matson
Compan
Sam
Wheatley
Fischer
Prairie Dog Creek
Peno Creek
Grummond
Senate
Wand
Montana Road
Mountain Division
Reno
O. F. Smith
Big Horn Mountains
Custer
WPA Checks being forged in Montana merchants warned
Secret service reports an outbreak of government check forgeries in Montana. Eugene H. Johnson was jailed on a $1,000 bond after cashing a $28.16 WPA check, prompting merchants to demand identification before honoring WPA payments.
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Montana
Secret Service
Great Falls
Eugene H. Johnson
George Bobokas
Johnson
Justice of the Peace
John A. Isaacson
Judge McCarthy hunted buffalo in Yellowstone country founder of Kalispell
Judge Eugene McCarthy of Kalispell recalls hunting buffalo in the Yellowstone valley around 1880 as a boy of ten. He later settled in Kalispell, served 22 years as justice of the peace, and became a U.S. commissioner. mention of Civil War ancestors and early Flathead development countrywide.
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Eugene McCarthy
Kalispell
Yellowstone County
Rip van Winkle
Kalispe
Rip
CIA
Yellowstone Valley
Old Valley
McCarthy
Livingston
Pat McCarthy
Department
Pat
South America
Eugene
Judge McCarthy
Kelly’s Island
Lake Erie
North Dakota
Bill Hills
Jack Martin
John
Arlee
Yellowstone
Great Bend
Paper Valley
Montana
Northern Pacific
Seceuing
Ae Ward
Glendive
Ravalli
Medora
N. D
Custer
Little Bi Horn
Miles City
Mansfield
Broiplds
McCarthys
Flathead Valley
Eugene Carthy
The
Sheets and Herrison
Civil Engineers
Flathead Reservation
Eyes
Tongue River
Yellowstone Country
Bill Hardy
Mariaster
McCarthyville
Glacier National Park
Billy Mitchell
Billy
Gene
Disabled Veterans Organization
Flathead
Great Falls Army of Millers Invades the Town
A fragmented note reports Great Falls overwhelmed by an army of millers. The text mentions crops including peanuts grain grass vegetables and flowers and references repulsive brownish mice amid local disruption and confusion.
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Great Falls
Also Mentioned on This Page
Phil Kearney
Bigham
Sergeant Bowers
America
Picket Hill
Caen
Lodge Trail Ridge
Big Piney
Mr. Lewis
Bozeman
Est
Pid
By Elno
Ravaill
Weeksville
Plains