Fort Yellowstone

by Lee H Whittlesey, Elizabeth A. Watry, Lee H. Whittlesey

Book Overview

On August 17, 1886, Capt. Moses Harris and the troops of Company M rode into Yellowstone to take over guardianship of America's first national park. Receiving orders thereupon that the company was staying indefinitely, Captain Harris ordered the construction of Camp Sheridan. Seeing no end in sight for this "temporary" duty, the US War Department established Fort Yellowstone in 1891. For 32 years, ceremonial splendor of the US Army filled this era...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0738593141
• ISBN13: 9780738593142
• Release Date: June 2012
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.4" x 9.1"