Gustavus C. Doane papers, 1860-1939.

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Gustavus C. Doane papers, 1860-1939.

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Papers consist of personal and military correspondence, orders, reports, property returns, receipt books, and research notes. Correspondents include: Mary Hunter Doane, Nancy Davis Doane, Anna G. Doane, Nelson A. Miles, John Gibbon, Samuel D. Sturgis, and James S. Brisbin. Subjects are: Indian wars including the Sioux, Nez Perce, and Apache; the exploration of the Rocky Mountain area, especially Yellowstone National Park, the Snake River, and the Judith Basin areas; the Howgate polar expedition of 1880; the history of the Second United States Cavalry.

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Montana State University (Bozeman, Mont.). Library

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Montana State University (Bozeman, Mont.). Library

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Doane, Gustavus Cheyney, 1840-1892

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First Lieutenant Gustavus C. Doane was a career officer and explorer with the Second U.S. Cavalry Regiment. He was stationed periodically in Montana Territory from 1868 to 1885. From the description of Gustavus C. Doane papers, 1881-1882. (Montana Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 75970148 Gustavus Cheyney Doane was born in Galesburg, Illinois, on May 20, 1840, and grew up in California. He graduated from the University of the Pacific at Santa Clara in 1861, a...