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Other Contacts & Resources for History Information on Fort Keogh:
Southeastern Montana Research Library Box 711 Miles City, MT 59301 | Miles City Public Library http://milescitypubliclibrary.org/ 1 South 10th Street Miles City, MT 59301 406-232-1496 |
There is a thesis done by Josef James Warhank, Fort Keogh Cutting Edge of a Culture, (.pdf file) 1983, California State University, Long Beach, California. It focuses on the soldiers, Indians, and pioneers who played the key roles in the Army's move West. 1873 - 1960s. His Bibliography included the following books and other references you should be able to obtain from your local library. | |
Books | |
Alfred, B.W.; Dykes, J.C.; Goodwyn, Frank and Simms; and Harper, D. Great Western Indian Fights. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1960. | Brown, Mark H. The Plainsmen of the Yellowstone. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1961. |
Brown, Mark H. and Felton, W.R. The Frontier Years. New York: Bramhall House, 1955. | Before Barbed Wire. New York, Bramhall House, 1956. |
Burlingame, Merrill G. The Montana Frontier. Helena, Montana: State Publishing Company, 1942. | Ege, Robert J. After the Little Big Horn. Great Falls, Montana. Kiah Buckner, 1977. |
Finerty, John F. War-Path and Bivouac. Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press, 1961. | Fowler, Arlen L. The Black Infantry in the West 1869-1891. Westport, Connecticiut: Greenwood Publishing Corporation, 1971. |
Frazer, Robert W. Forts of the West. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1965. | Frink, Maurice and Barthelmess, Casey E. Photographer on an Army Mule. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1965. |
Ganoe, William Addleman. The History of the United States Army. Ashton, Maryland: Eric Lundberg, 1964. | Gordon, S. Recollections of Old Milestown. Miles City, Montana, 1918. |
Hammer, Kenneth M. The Springfield Carbine on the Western Frontier. Bellevue, Nebraska: The Old Army Press, 1970. | Hart, Herbert M. Old Forts of the Northwest. Seattle, Washington: Superior Publishing Co., 1963. |
History of Custer, Powder River, Garfield Counties. Miles City, Montana: Einar Berge, 1931. | Howard, Helen Addison and McGrath, Dan L. War Chief Joseph. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1969. |
Johnson, Virginia. The Unregimented General: A Biography of Nelson A. Miles. Boston. 1962. | Katcher, Philip R.N. The American Indian Wars 1960-1890. New York: Hippocrene Books, Inc. 1977. |
Kelly, Luther S. "Yellowstone Kelly": Memoirs of Luther S. Kelly. Edited by Milo M. Quaife. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1973. | Koury, Michael. Military Posts of Montana. Bellevue, Nebraska: The Old Army Press, 1970. |
Knight, Oliver. Life and Manners in the Frontier Army. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1978. | McChristian, Douglas C. An Army of Marksmen. Fort Collins, Colorado: The Old Army Press, 1981. |
Miles, Nelson A. Personal Recollections and Observations of General Nelson A. Miles. Chicago: The Werner Company, 1896. | Serving the Republic. New York, Harper & Brothers, 1911. |
Miller, Don and Cohen, Stan. Military and Trading Posts of Montana. Missoula, Montana: Pictorial Histories Publishing Company, 1978. | Murray, Robert A. The Army Moves West. Fort Collins, Colorado: The Old Army Press, 1981. |
National Park Service. Soldier and Brave. New York: Harper & Row, 1963. | Nevin, David. The Soldiers. New York: Time Inc. 1973. |
Palmer, John and Smith, William. Twenty-second United States Infantry 1866-1922. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Army Publications, 1922. | Remington, Frederic. Pony Tracks. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1961. |
Rickey, Don, Jr. Forty Miles a Day on Beans and Hay. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1963. | Stallard, Patricia Y. Glittering Misery. Fort Collins, Colorado: The Old Army Press, 1978. |
Upton, Richard. Fort Custer on the Big Horn 1877-1898. Glendale, California: The Arthur H. Clark Company, 1973. | Utley, Robert M. Good Guys and Bad Changing Images of Soldier and Indian. Crow Agency, Montana: Custer Battlefield Historical & Museum Association, Inc., 1978. |
Frontier Regulars. Bloomington: Indian University Press, 1973. | Wright, Bob and Wright, Kathryn. Territory of Treasures. Fort Collins, Colorado: The Old Army Press, 1972. |
Burlingame, Merrill G. The Influence of the Military in the Building of Montana.Pacific Northwest Quarterly 29:135-150. 1938. | Dusenberry, Vern. The Northern Cheyenne, All They Have Asked Is To Live In Montana.Montana the Magazine of Western History 15:23-40. 1955. |
Clinch, Thomas A. Coxey's Army in Montana. Montana the Magazine of Western History 15:2-11. 1965. | Ege, Robert J. Legend Was a Man Named Keogh. Montana the Magazine of Western History 16:27-39. 1966. |
Hardeman, Nicholas. Brick Stronghold of the Border, Fort Assiniboine 1879-1911. Montana the Magazine of Western History 29:57. 1979. | Munn, Fred. The Punitive Aftermath with Miles, Howard, Brisbin and Doane. Montana the Magazine of Western History 58-64. 1966. |
Pfaller, Louis. The Fort Keogh to Bismarck Stage Route. North Dakota History 93-125. 1955. | Rickey, Don, Jr. The Battle of Wolf Mountain. Montana the Magazine of Western History 13:44-54. 1963. |
Savage, May. A Note to the Magazine., Montana the Magaznie of Western History 49. 1954. | Stewart, Edgar I. An Incident at Fort Keogh. Montana the Magazine of Western History 42-43. Spring 1960. |
White, John I. D.J. 'Kid' O'Malley... Montana's Cowboy Poet. Montana the Magazine of Western History 17:60-73. 1967. | Wiley, Henry. Miles City. Montana the Magazine of Western History p. 16. Autumn 1953. |
Newspapers | |
Billings Gazette (Montana), 1968-1971. | Great Falls Tribune (Montana), 1967-1968. |
Miles City Daily Press (Montana), 1882-1883. | The Miles City Independent (Montana), 1903-1905. |
Miles City The News (Montana) 1899. | The Miles City Weekly News (Montana), 1898-1901. |
Miles City Stock Growers Journal (Montana), 1893-1894. | Miles City The Weekly Yellowstone Journal (Montana), 1882-1883, 1892. |
Miles City Yellowstone Journal (Montana) 1879-1881. | Miles City Yellowstone Journal and Live Stock Reporter (Montana) 1884-1891. |
New York Times, 1876-1897. | Great Falls Rocky Mountain Husbandman (Montana). 1887. |
Microform Reproductions | |
Fort Keogh Official Papers. Helena: Montana Historical Society, Microfilm collection #90A. | Historical Building. Helena: Montana Historical Society, Microfilm collection #325. |
Rev. E.W.I Lindesmith Diaries. Helena: Montana Historical Society, Microfilm collection #301. | Swergal, Edwin. Yellowstone: River of the Army Cavaliers. Helena: Montana Historical Society, Microfilm Collection #90. |
Unpublished Materials | |
Washington, D.C. National Archives. Records of United States Army Continental Commands. Record Group 77. Map drawn of Fort Keogh by First Lieutenant Edward Maguin, Chief Engineer Department of Dakota, 1878. | |
Government Documents | |
Adjutant General's Office. Introduction by Dale E. Floyd. Chronological List of Actions with Indians from January 15, 1837 to January 1891. Fort Collins, Colorado: The Old Army Press, 1979. | Montana Historical Society, Helena. Post Commissary Papers, Ft. Keogh. Montana Requisition Papers. Envelope 10. |
U.S. Secretary of War. Reports. Washington, D.C.: Goverment Printing Office, 1876-1879, 1888-1890. | Washington, D.C. National Archives. Records of United States Army Continental Commands. Record Group 77. Floorplans of various buildings. |
Washington, D.C. National Archives. Records of United States Army Continental Commands. Record Group 393. A History of Fort Keogh to 1881. | Washington, D.C. National Archives. Records of United States Army Continental Commands. Record Group 94. Records of the Office of the Adjutant General. |
Washington, D.C. National Archives. Records of United States Army Continental Commands. Microfilm rolls 572, 573, 574. Returns from U.S. Military Posts, 1800-1916. Fort Keogh. | Washington, D.C. National Archives. Records of United States Army Continental Commands. Record Group 393. Various documents, 1821-1920. |
Thesis | |
Fowler, Arlen L. The Black Infantry in the West 1869-1891. A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, Washington State University, American Studies Program, 1968. | |
Pamphlet | |
Gordon, Sam. Illustrated and Historical Edition, The Yellowstone Journal. Miles City, Montana: Yellowstone Journal, 1990. reprint ed., Miles City, Montana: Miles City Star, Paul Husted (Editor), 1976. |
USDA, ARS Fort Keogh Livestock and Range Research Laboratory243 Fort Keogh Rd., Miles City, MT 59301-4016Phone: 406-874-8200, Fax: 406-874-8289 |