Trip to Montana : from my diary, [19--?].

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Trip to Montana : from my diary, [19--?].

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Typescript copy, undated, of an account written in Feb, 1894, by Gilbert Benedict, of Glens Falls, New York, describing a trip to Montana made for improvement of his health. Benedict and three companions reached St. Paul, Minnesota, in April, 1864. In Minnesota they joined soldiers commanded by General Alfred Sully, travelled through Dakota Territory with Sully's army during his Northwestern Indian Expedition, and reached Last Chance Gulch, now Helena, Montana, in September. Benedict describes his observations of the effects of Dakota Indian Wars in Minnesota; progress of the expedition and operations of Sully's army; fighting and other encounters with Indians; and his observations of topography and other natural features.

1 item (7 leaves) ; 33 cm.

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Benedict, Gilbert, 1830-1920

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Sully, Alfred, 1821-1879

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Alfred Sully (1821-1879), army officer. From the description of Alfred Sully papers 1816-1974. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702127356 Alfred Sully, son of portrait artist Thomas Sully, was a United States Army officer and trained topographer residing in California from 1847 to 1853. During that time he married Manuela de la Guerra, a granddaughter of JoseĢ de la Guerra. Sully left California in 1853, following the 1851 death of his young wife and child. From th...