Experiences in Wyoming : Fort Omaha, Nebraska : ALS, 1884.

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Experiences in Wyoming : Fort Omaha, Nebraska : ALS, 1884.

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Reply by Colonel of the 4th Infantry to H.H. Bancroft's query on the history of Wyoming Territory. Personal experiences; Harney's Sioux expedition of 1855-1856; Fort Laramie; Platte Bridge; the Cheyenne campaign of 1857; march of 1858 from Fort Leavenworth to Fort Bridger, then to California; remarks on F.W. Lander and on French trappers and traders. Attached is a letter from H.L. Chipman, Lieutenant Colonel of the 7th Infantry, Fort Fred Steele, Wyoming, 1884, with a sketchy account of that post.

Originals : 1 v. (11 leaves).Copies of originals : partial microfilm reel (13 exposures) : negative (Rich. 116:16) and positive.Transcript : 1 portfolio.

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Lander, F. W.

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Carlin, William Passmore, 1829-1903

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Chipman, H. L.

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