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'''Fort Ellis''' was a [[United States Army]] fort established August 27, 1867, east of present-day [[Bozeman, Montana]]. Troops from the fort participated in many major campaigns of the Indian Wars. The fort was closed in 1886.
'''Fort Ellis''' was a [[United States Army]] fort established August 27, 1867, east of present-day [[Bozeman, Montana]]. Troops from the fort participated in many major campaigns of the [[Indian Wars]]. The fort was closed on August 2, 1886.


==History==
==History==
The fort was established to protect and support settlers moving into the [[Gallatin Valley]]. The post was named for [[Colonel (United States)|Colonel]] [[Augustus van Horne Ellis]] who was killed in 1863 at the [[Battle of Gettysburg]] during the [[American Civil War|Civil War]]. Five companies of the [[2nd Cavalry Regiment (United States)|2nd Cavalry]] and infantry companies from the [[7th Infantry Regiment (United States)|7th Infantry Regiment]] provided the fort's garrison. Nearby [[Fort Elizabeth Meagher]] which was established in the spring of 1867 on Rocky Creek was abandoned when Fort Ellis was built.<ref>{{cite book |last=Miller |first=Don C. |author2=Cohen, Stan |page=58 |title=Military and Trading Posts of Montana |publisher=Pictorial Histories Publishing Company |location=Missoula, Montana |year=1978 |isbn=0-933126-01-8 }}</ref>
The fort was established by the [[United States Department of War|War Department]] to protect and support settlers moving into the [[Gallatin Valley]] of Montana. The post was named for [[Colonel (United States)|Colonel]] [[Augustus van Horne Ellis]], an American soldier killed in 1863 at the [[Battle of Gettysburg]] during the [[American Civil War|Civil War]]. Five troops of the [[2nd Cavalry Regiment (United States)|2nd US Cavalry Regiment]] and infantry companies from the [[7th Infantry Regiment (United States)|7th Infantry Regiment]] provided the fort's garrison. Nearby [[Fort Elizabeth Meagher]], which was established in the spring of 1867 on Rocky Creek, was abandoned after Fort Ellis was built.<ref>{{cite book |last=Miller |first=Don C. |author2=Cohen, Stan |page=58 |title=Military and Trading Posts of Montana |publisher=Pictorial Histories Publishing Company |location=Missoula, Montana |year=1978 |isbn=0-933126-01-8 }}</ref>


Fort Ellis was an important post during the prominent Indian conflicts of the 19th century as well as a base of operations for exploring the region now known as [[Yellowstone National Park]]. In January 1870 Major Eugene M. Baker led elements of the Second Cavalry against elements of the [[Piegan]] tribe, culminating in the [[Marias Massacre]] on the [[Marias River]] in Montana. In April 1876 Colonel [[John Gibbon]] departed Fort Ellis with 400 infantry and cavalry as the "Montana Column" during the summer campaign of the [[Great Sioux War of 1876-77#Summer expeditions|Great Sioux War of 1876-77]].<ref name="donovan">{{cite book |title=A Terrible Glory |last=Donovan |first=James |authorlink= |year=2008 |publisher=Hatchette Book Group, USA |location=USA |isbn=978-0-316-15578-6|pages=97|ref=Donovan}}</ref> Troops from Fort Ellis also participated in the [[Nez Perce War]] in 1877.
Fort Ellis was an important post during the prominent [[Indian Wars]] of the 19th century as well as a base of operations for exploring the region now known as [[Yellowstone National Park]]. In January 1870, Major Eugene M. Baker led elements of the Second Cavalry against elements of the [[Piegan Blackfeet|Piegan]] tribe, culminating in the [[Marias Massacre]] on the [[Marias River]] in Montana. In April 1876, Colonel [[John Gibbon]] departed Fort Ellis with 400 infantry and cavalry known as the "Montana Column" during the summer campaign of the [[Great Sioux War of 1876-77#Summer expeditions|Great Sioux War of 1876–77]].<ref name="donovan">{{cite book |title=A Terrible Glory |last=Donovan |first=James |year=2008 |publisher=Hatchette Book Group, USA |location=USA |isbn=978-0-316-15578-6 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780316155786/page/97 97] |ref=Donovan |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780316155786/page/97 }}</ref> Troops from Fort Ellis also participated in the [[Nez Perce War]] in 1877.


The fort provided military escorts for a number of prominent expeditions into the Yellowstone region. In 1870, Lieutenant [[Gustavus Cheyney Doane|Gustavus C. Doane]] and five cavalrymen escorted [[Henry D. Washburn|Henry Washburn]] and eight other civilians from [[Helena, Montana]] on the [[Washburn-Langford-Doane Expedition]]. Doane would also accompany expeditions in 1871 and 1875, as well as an ill-fated exploration of the [[Snake River]] in 1876.
The fort provided military escorts for a number of prominent expeditions into the Yellowstone region. In 1870, Lieutenant [[Gustavus Cheyney Doane|Gustavus C. Doane]] and five cavalrymen escorted [[Henry D. Washburn|Henry Washburn]] and eight other civilians from [[Helena, Montana]] on the [[Washburn-Langford-Doane Expedition]]. Doane would also accompany expeditions in 1871 and 1875, as well as an ill-fated exploration of the [[Snake River]] in 1876.


Like many Frontier garrisons, the fort had an ambivalent relationship with the nearby town of Bozeman, located 3 miles to the west of the fort. On 11 December 1867 and again 14 December 1867, soldiers of the 13th US Infantry destroyed buildings in and around the town that were found to be selling alcohol to the soldiers. Through the post's history, the settlers of Bozeman enjoyed the federal money brought to the city by contracts and payroll, but often acted nefariously as they competed amongst themselves for those dollars<ref name="Rust">{{cite book |last=Rust |first=Thomas |title=Settlers, Soldiers and Scoundrels - Economic Tension in a Frontier Military Town| publisher=Military History of the West vol. 30 no. 2 (2001) pp. 117-138}}</ref>
Like many frontier garrisons, the fort's troops had an ambivalent relationship with the nearby town of Bozeman, located 3 miles to the west of the fort. On December 11, 1867 and December 14, 1867, soldiers of the 13th US Infantry destroyed buildings in and around the town that were found to be selling alcohol to the soldiers. Throughout the post's history, the settlers of Bozeman utilized the federal money brought to the city by contracts and payroll, but records demonstrate criminal behavior, and intense competition for these jobs.<ref name="Rust">{{cite journal |last=Rust |first=Thomas |title=Settlers, Soldiers and Scoundrels – Economic Tension in a Frontier Military Town| journal=Military History of the West |volume= 30 |issue= 2 (2001)|pages=117–138}}</ref>


{| class="wikitable"
==Commanding officers==
|+Commanding Officers of Fort Ellis in Chronological Order
[[File:SoldiersAtFortEllisMontanaTerritory1871.jpg|thumb|right| Lt. Colonel Eugene M. Baker and group of army officers at Fort Ellis, Montana Territory 1871.]]
!Name
⚫
*1867 - 1869 Captain R. S. LaMotte
!Years of Service
*1869 - 1870 Colonel A. G. Brackett
|-
⚫
*1870 - 1873 Major E. M. Baker
⚫
|Captain R. S. LaMotte
⚫
*1873 - 1876 Major N. B. Sweitzer
|1867 – 1869
⚫
*1876 - 1877 Captain D. W. Benham
|-
⚫
*1877 - 1880 Major J. S. Brisbin
*1880 - 1881 Lieutenant Colonel A. J. Alexander
|Colonel A. G. Brackett
|1869 – 1870
⚫
*1881 - 1884 Major D. S. Gordon
|-
⚫
*1884 - 1886 Major G. G. Hunt<ref>{{cite book |last=Siebel |first=Dennis |title=Fort Ellis, Montana Territory (1867-1886) - The Fort that Guarded Bozeman |publisher=Gallatin County Historical Association |location=Bozeman, Montana |year=1996 |page=47}}</ref>
⚫
|Major Eugene M. Baker
|1870 – 1873
|-
⚫
|Major N. B. Sweitzer
|1873 – 1876
|-
⚫
|Captain D. W. Benham
|1876 – 1877
|-
⚫
|Major J. S. Brisbin
|1877 – 1880
|-
|Lieutenant Colonel A. J. Alexander
|1880 – 1881
|-
⚫
|Major D. S. Gordon
|1881 – 1884
|-
⚫
|Major G. G. Hunt<ref>{{cite book |last=Siebel |first=Dennis |title=Fort Ellis, Montana Territory (1867–1886) – The Fort that Guarded Bozeman |publisher=Gallatin County Historical Association |year=1996 |location=Bozeman, Montana |page=47}}</ref>
|1884 – 1886
|}

== Geological Survey Activity ==
[[File:SoldiersAtFortEllisMontanaTerritory1871.jpg|thumb|right| Lt. Colonel Eugene M. Baker and group of army officers at Fort Ellis, Montana Territory 1871. "Left to right: Frank C. Grugan, 1st Lt. 2nd Cavalry; Lewis Thompson, Capt. 2nd Cavalry; George H. Wright, 2nd Lt., 7th Infantry; Gustavus C. Doane, 2nd Lt. 2nd Cavalry; Lewis Cass Forsyth, Capt., acting Quartermaster, A.B. Campbell, Asst. Surgeon; Dr.R.M. Whitewood Contract Physician; Sam T. Hamilton, 1st Lt. 2nd Cavalry; Col. Eugene M. Baker in command of post Dec. 1, 1869 - Oct. 15, 1872; Edward Ball, Capt. 2nd Cavalry; Lovell H. Jerome, 2nd Lt. 2nd Cavalry (rear); George L. Tyler, Capt. 2nd Cavalry; Edward J. McClerand, 2nd Lt. 2nd Cavalry; Charles B. Schofield, 2nd Lt., 2nd Cavalry.]]W.H. Jackson, the veteran photographer, wrote in 1928 about one of these surveys, "We, the Geological Survey, were at Fort Ellis again from September 1st to 5th on our return. On the first one of these occasions, I made several scenic views about the neighborhood at the suggestion of and in company with some of the officers, this one among them." Although the photograph bears the imprint of the [[United States Department of the Interior|Department of the Interior]], U.S. Geological Survey of the Territories, Washington, D.C., no. 197, the negative has been lost or destroyed, no record of it being now obtainable at the Geological Survey; and this old print now has special historical interest.


==Decommissioning==
==Decommissioning==
Since the post was located on prime agricultural land, many settlers in Bozeman petitioned to have the post closed. Documents indicate that the post would likely have remained active for several more years but since Gen. Sherman struggled to find posts to close for fiscal reasons in the face of strong political pressure, he seized the opportunity to close the post.<ref name="Rust"/> The post was decommissioned on August 2, 1886 (S.O. No. 73, Headquarters [[Department of Dakota]], [[Fort Snelling, Minnesota]]) and was abandoned by the Army by the end of August 1886.<ref>{{cite book |last=Siebel |first=Dennis |title=Fort Ellis, Montana Territory (1867-1886) - The Fort that Guarded Bozeman |publisher=Gallatin County Historical Association |location=Bozeman, Montana |year=1996 |page=38}}</ref> After decommissioning, the parade ground was used for sometime by the Montana Militia. As of August, 1924 many of the fort's buildings remained intact, including a two-story house that was the Commanding Officer's quarters. That building today has been renovated and is occupied by the Agricultural Experimental Station operated by [[Montana State University – Bozeman|Montana State University]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Siebel |first=Dennis |title=Fort Ellis, Montana Territory (1867-1886) - The Fort that Guarded Bozeman |publisher=Gallatin County Historical Association |location=Bozeman, Montana |year=1996 |page=44}}</ref>
Since Fort Ellis was located on prime agricultural land, many settlers in Bozeman petitioned to have the post closed after the arrival of the [[Northern Pacific Railroad]] in 1883. The civilians wanted to open the 26,000-acre military reservation to private settlement. Documents indicate that the post would likely have remained active for several more years. However, Generals Sherman and Sheridan struggled to find posts to close for fiscal reasons in the face of strong political pressure. As a result, they seized the chance, with local support, to close this post.<ref name="Rust"/> Fort Ellis was decommissioned on August 2, 1886 (S.O. No. 73, Headquarters [[Department of Dakota]], [[Fort Snelling, Minnesota]]) and was abandoned by the Army by the end of August 1886.<ref>{{cite book |last=Rust|first=Thomas |title=Lost Fort Ellis: Frontier History of Bozeman |publisher=History Press |location=Charleston, SC |year=2015 |page=135}}</ref>

After decommissioning, the parade ground was used for sometime by the Montana Militia, and many of the buildings were eventually salvaged by Bozeman citizens. <ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Fort Ellis Drawings - Archives West |url=https://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv72924 |access-date=2022-03-31 |website=archiveswest.orbiscascade.org}}</ref> In August 1924, many of the fort's buildings were still intact, including a two-story house that was the Commanding Officer's quarters.The land is now deeded to [[Montana State University – Bozeman|Montana State University]], <ref name=":0" /> and this building has been renovated and occupied by Montana State University's Agricultural Experimental Station.<ref>{{cite book |last=Siebel |first=Dennis |title=Fort Ellis, Montana Territory (1867–1886) – The Fort that Guarded Bozeman |publisher=Gallatin County Historical Association |location=Bozeman, Montana |year=1996 |page=44}}</ref> Collections on Fort Ellis are held and maintained by [[Montana State University Archives and Special Collections|Montana State University Archive and Special Collections]].


==See also==
==See also==
* [[List of military installations in Montana]]
* [[List of military installations in Montana]]
* [[Military history of Nova Scotia]]


==References==
==References==
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==Further reading==
==Further reading==
*{{cite book |last=Bonney |first=Orrin H. |title=Battle Drums and Geysers-The Life And Journals Of Lt. Gustavus Cheyney Doane, Soldier And Explorer Of The Yellowstone And Snake River Regions |publisher=Swallow Press |location=Chicago |year=1970 }}
*{{cite book |last=Bonney |first=Orrin H. |title=Battle Drums and Geysers-The Life And Journals Of Lt. Gustavus Cheyney Doane, Soldier And Explorer Of The Yellowstone And Snake River Regions |publisher=Swallow Press |location=Chicago |year=1970 }}
*{{cite book |last=Rust |first=Thomas |title=Settlers, Soldiers and Scoundrels - Economic Tension in a Frontier Military Town| publisher=Military History of the West vol. 30 no. 2 (2001) pp. 117-138}}
*{{cite book |last=Rust |first=Thomas |title=Settlers, Soldiers and Scoundrels – Economic Tension in a Frontier Military Town| publisher=Military History of the West vol. 30 no. 2 (2001) pp. 117–138}}
*{{cite book |last=Rust |first=Thomas |title=Fort Ellis: A Documentary History| publisher=Gallatin County Historical Society |year=2004 |isbn=1492292095}}
*{{cite book |last=Rust |first=Thomas |title=Fort Ellis: A Documentary History| publisher=Gallatin County Historical Society |year=2004 |isbn=1492292095}}
*{{cite book |last=Rust |first=Thomas |title=Lost Fort Ellis: Frontier History of Bozeman| publisher=History Press |year=2015 |isbn=9781626199798}}
* {{cite book |last=Smith |first=Phyllis |title=Bozeman and the Gallatin Valley. A History |publisher=Falcon Press Publishers |location=Helena, MT |year=1996 |isbn=1-56044-540-8 }}
* {{cite book |last=Smith |first=Phyllis |title=Bozeman and the Gallatin Valley. A History |publisher=Falcon Press Publishers |location=Helena, MT |year=1996 |isbn=1-56044-540-8 }}
* {{Cite web |url=http://www.lib.montana.edu/collect/spcoll/findaid/0851.html |title=Fort Ellis and Gustavus C. Doane Collection, 1865-1930 |accessdate=4 January 2009 |work= |publisher=Montana State University |date=}}
* {{Cite web |url=http://www.lib.montana.edu/collect/spcoll/findaid/0851.html |title=Fort Ellis and Gustavus C. Doane Collection, 1865–1930 |access-date=4 January 2009 |publisher=Montana State University }}
* {{cite book |last=Scott |first=Kim Allen |title=Yellowstone Denied-The Life of Gustavus Cheyney Doane |publisher=University of Oklahoma Press |location=Norman, OK |year=2007 |isbn=978-0-8061-3800-8 }}
* {{cite book |last=Scott |first=Kim Allen |title=Yellowstone Denied-The Life of Gustavus Cheyney Doane |publisher=University of Oklahoma Press |location=Norman, OK |year=2007 |isbn=978-0-8061-3800-8 }}
* {{cite book |last=Siebel |first=Dennis |title=Fort Ellis, Montana Territory (1867-1886) - The Fort that Guarded Bozeman |publisher=Gallatin County Historical Association |location=Bozeman, Montana |year=1996}}
* {{cite book |last=Siebel |first=Dennis |title=Fort Ellis, Montana Territory (1867–1886) – The Fort that Guarded Bozeman |publisher=Gallatin County Historical Association |location=Bozeman, Montana |year=1996}}


==External links==
==External links==
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{{commonscat-inline|Fort Ellis}}


* [https://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:80444/xv88983?q=fort%20ellis Collection 851: Fort Ellis and Gustavus C. Doane Collection, 1865-1930.] Held at [https://www.lib.montana.edu/archives/ Montana State University Archive and Special Collections].
* [https://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:80444/xv72924?q=fort%20ellis Collection 2251: Fort Ellis Drawings, 1869-1880.] Held at [https://www.lib.montana.edu/archives/ Montana State University Archive and Special Collections].
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Latest revision as of 08:17, 17 January 2024

For the Canadian fort, see Fort Ellis, Nova Scotia.

45°39′16″N 110°58′35″W / 45.65444°N 110.97639°W / 45.65444; -110.97639

Fort Ellis
Gallatin County, east of Bozeman, Montana
Fort Ellis, July 1871[1]
TypeFort
Site information
ConditionNo Remnants
Site history
BuiltAugust 27, 1867
Built byU.S. Army
MaterialsLogs
DemolishedAugust 2, 1886 (decommissioned)
EventsMarias Massacre
Washburn-Langford-Doane Expedition
Great Sioux War of 1876-77
Garrison information
GarrisonU.S. Army 2nd Cavalry, 7th Infantry

Fort Ellis was a United States Army fort established August 27, 1867, east of present-day Bozeman, Montana. Troops from the fort participated in many major campaigns of the Indian Wars. The fort was closed on August 2, 1886.

History

[edit]

The fort was established by the War Department to protect and support settlers moving into the Gallatin Valley of Montana. The post was named for Colonel Augustus van Horne Ellis, an American soldier killed in 1863 at the Battle of Gettysburg during the Civil War. Five troops of the 2nd US Cavalry Regiment and infantry companies from the 7th Infantry Regiment provided the fort's garrison. Nearby Fort Elizabeth Meagher, which was established in the spring of 1867 on Rocky Creek, was abandoned after Fort Ellis was built.[2]

Fort Ellis was an important post during the prominent Indian Wars of the 19th century as well as a base of operations for exploring the region now known as Yellowstone National Park. In January 1870, Major Eugene M. Baker led elements of the Second Cavalry against elements of the Piegan tribe, culminating in the Marias Massacre on the Marias River in Montana. In April 1876, Colonel John Gibbon departed Fort Ellis with 400 infantry and cavalry known as the "Montana Column" during the summer campaign of the Great Sioux War of 1876–77.[3] Troops from Fort Ellis also participated in the Nez Perce War in 1877.

The fort provided military escorts for a number of prominent expeditions into the Yellowstone region. In 1870, Lieutenant Gustavus C. Doane and five cavalrymen escorted Henry Washburn and eight other civilians from Helena, Montana on the Washburn-Langford-Doane Expedition. Doane would also accompany expeditions in 1871 and 1875, as well as an ill-fated exploration of the Snake River in 1876.

Like many frontier garrisons, the fort's troops had an ambivalent relationship with the nearby town of Bozeman, located 3 miles to the west of the fort. On December 11, 1867 and December 14, 1867, soldiers of the 13th US Infantry destroyed buildings in and around the town that were found to be selling alcohol to the soldiers. Throughout the post's history, the settlers of Bozeman utilized the federal money brought to the city by contracts and payroll, but records demonstrate criminal behavior, and intense competition for these jobs.[4]

Commanding Officers of Fort Ellis in Chronological Order
Name Years of Service
Captain R. S. LaMotte 1867 – 1869
Colonel A. G. Brackett 1869 – 1870
Major Eugene M. Baker 1870 – 1873
Major N. B. Sweitzer 1873 – 1876
Captain D. W. Benham 1876 – 1877
Major J. S. Brisbin 1877 – 1880
Lieutenant Colonel A. J. Alexander 1880 – 1881
Major D. S. Gordon 1881 – 1884
Major G. G. Hunt[5] 1884 – 1886

Geological Survey Activity

[edit]
Lt. Colonel Eugene M. Baker and group of army officers at Fort Ellis, Montana Territory 1871. "Left to right: Frank C. Grugan, 1st Lt. 2nd Cavalry; Lewis Thompson, Capt. 2nd Cavalry; George H. Wright, 2nd Lt., 7th Infantry; Gustavus C. Doane, 2nd Lt. 2nd Cavalry; Lewis Cass Forsyth, Capt., acting Quartermaster, A.B. Campbell, Asst. Surgeon; Dr.R.M. Whitewood Contract Physician; Sam T. Hamilton, 1st Lt. 2nd Cavalry; Col. Eugene M. Baker in command of post Dec. 1, 1869 - Oct. 15, 1872; Edward Ball, Capt. 2nd Cavalry; Lovell H. Jerome, 2nd Lt. 2nd Cavalry (rear); George L. Tyler, Capt. 2nd Cavalry; Edward J. McClerand, 2nd Lt. 2nd Cavalry; Charles B. Schofield, 2nd Lt., 2nd Cavalry.

W.H. Jackson, the veteran photographer, wrote in 1928 about one of these surveys, "We, the Geological Survey, were at Fort Ellis again from September 1st to 5th on our return. On the first one of these occasions, I made several scenic views about the neighborhood at the suggestion of and in company with some of the officers, this one among them." Although the photograph bears the imprint of the Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey of the Territories, Washington, D.C., no. 197, the negative has been lost or destroyed, no record of it being now obtainable at the Geological Survey; and this old print now has special historical interest.

Decommissioning

[edit]

Since Fort Ellis was located on prime agricultural land, many settlers in Bozeman petitioned to have the post closed after the arrival of the Northern Pacific Railroad in 1883. The civilians wanted to open the 26,000-acre military reservation to private settlement. Documents indicate that the post would likely have remained active for several more years. However, Generals Sherman and Sheridan struggled to find posts to close for fiscal reasons in the face of strong political pressure. As a result, they seized the chance, with local support, to close this post.[4] Fort Ellis was decommissioned on August 2, 1886 (S.O. No. 73, Headquarters Department of Dakota, Fort Snelling, Minnesota) and was abandoned by the Army by the end of August 1886.[6]

After decommissioning, the parade ground was used for sometime by the Montana Militia, and many of the buildings were eventually salvaged by Bozeman citizens. [7] In August 1924, many of the fort's buildings were still intact, including a two-story house that was the Commanding Officer's quarters.The land is now deeded to Montana State University, [7] and this building has been renovated and occupied by Montana State University's Agricultural Experimental Station.[8] Collections on Fort Ellis are held and maintained by Montana State University Archive and Special Collections.

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Bonney, Orrin H. (1970). Battle Drums and Geysers-The Life And Journals Of Lt. Gustavus Cheyney Doane, Soldier And Explorer Of The Yellowstone And Snake River Regions. Chicago: Swallow Press. p. 21.
  2. ^ Miller, Don C.; Cohen, Stan (1978). Military and Trading Posts of Montana. Missoula, Montana: Pictorial Histories Publishing Company. p. 58. ISBN 0-933126-01-8.
  3. ^ Donovan, James (2008). A Terrible Glory. USA: Hatchette Book Group, USA. pp. 97. ISBN 978-0-316-15578-6.
  4. ^ a b Rust, Thomas. "Settlers, Soldiers and Scoundrels – Economic Tension in a Frontier Military Town". Military History of the West. 30 (2 (2001)): 117–138.
  5. ^ Siebel, Dennis (1996). Fort Ellis, Montana Territory (1867–1886) – The Fort that Guarded Bozeman. Bozeman, Montana: Gallatin County Historical Association. p. 47.
  6. ^ Rust, Thomas (2015). Lost Fort Ellis: Frontier History of Bozeman. Charleston, SC: History Press. p. 135.
  7. ^ a b "Fort Ellis Drawings - Archives West". archiveswest.orbiscascade.org. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  8. ^ Siebel, Dennis (1996). Fort Ellis, Montana Territory (1867–1886) – The Fort that Guarded Bozeman. Bozeman, Montana: Gallatin County Historical Association. p. 44.

Further reading

[edit]
  • Bonney, Orrin H. (1970). Battle Drums and Geysers-The Life And Journals Of Lt. Gustavus Cheyney Doane, Soldier And Explorer Of The Yellowstone And Snake River Regions. Chicago: Swallow Press.
  • Rust, Thomas. Settlers, Soldiers and Scoundrels – Economic Tension in a Frontier Military Town. Military History of the West vol. 30 no. 2 (2001) pp. 117–138.
  • Rust, Thomas (2004). Fort Ellis: A Documentary History. Gallatin County Historical Society. ISBN 1492292095.
  • Rust, Thomas (2015). Lost Fort Ellis: Frontier History of Bozeman. History Press. ISBN 9781626199798.
  • Smith, Phyllis (1996). Bozeman and the Gallatin Valley. A History. Helena, MT: Falcon Press Publishers. ISBN 1-56044-540-8.
  • "Fort Ellis and Gustavus C. Doane Collection, 1865–1930". Montana State University. Retrieved 4 January 2009.
  • Scott, Kim Allen (2007). Yellowstone Denied-The Life of Gustavus Cheyney Doane. Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press. ISBN 978-0-8061-3800-8.
  • Siebel, Dennis (1996). Fort Ellis, Montana Territory (1867–1886) – The Fort that Guarded Bozeman. Bozeman, Montana: Gallatin County Historical Association.
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