Fort Keogh Post Commissary records, 1876-1893.
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Miles, Nelson Appleton, 1839-1925
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Miles was born in Westminster, Massachusetts, on his family's farm. He worked in Boston, read military history, and mastered military principles and techniques, including battle drills. Miles was working as a crockery store clerk in Boston when the American Civil War began. He entered the Union Army as a volunteer on September 9, 1861, and fought in many crucial battles. He became a lieutenant in the 22nd Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry and was commissioned a lieutenant colonel of t...
Fort Keogh (Mont.)
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Military fort on Yellowstone River, Montana. Fort Keogh was established in July 1876 near present-day Miles City, Montana, on the Yellowstone River. Colonel Nelson A. Miles oversaw the construction. The fort served as a base for patrolling operations and campaigns against the Sioux and Cheyenne tribes. The fort was decommissioned in the early 1900s, but was re-opened as a cavalry remount station during World War I. From the description of Fort Keogh Post Comm...
