Fort Assinniboine (Mont.)

Fort Assinniboine was established by the U.S. Army during the summer of 1879 in Hill County near present day Havre, Mont. A huge complex of brick buildings, Assinniboine was easily the largest post in Montana Territory, and while its original mission included control of the Indian tribes who crossed the Canadian border, the fort became obsolete within a few years of its construction. During the early 1880s, soldiers at Assinniboine were called on to monitor the movements of Sitting Bull's band of Sioux and to continually escort Crees and other Canadian Indians back across the border.

From the description of Fort Assinniboine telegrams received, 1881. (Montana State University Bozeman Library). WorldCat record id: 70973260

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