Yellowstone River expedition of 1875 papers, undated.

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Yellowstone River expedition of 1875 papers, undated.

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Contains the following type of materials: military reports. Contains information pertaining to the following wars and time periods: Indian Wars, 1865-1891; 1865-1897. Contains information pertaining to the following military organization: Military Division of the Missouri. General description of the collection: The Yellowstone River expedition of 1875 papers include copies of originals from the Custer Battlefield National Monument, Crow Agency, Montana; letter of instruction from P.H. Sheridan; report of J.W. Forsyth describing Yellowstone River expedition and general geographic description, report of F.D. Grant, physical description of Yellowstone Valley.

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