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Title

Letter of the Secretary of War, communicating in compliance with the resolution of the Senate of June 13, 1870, a copy of the report of Lientenant Colonel Samuel B. Holabird, of a reconnoissance made by him in the Department of Dakota, in 1869.

Authors

Johnson Annotation

Reconnaissance of the Dept. of Dakota. 21 Dec. SED 8, 41-3, v1, 32p. [1440] Report on Forts Ellis, Shaw, Benton, Buford, Stevenson, Rice, Sully, Randall, Abercrombie, Wadsworth, Ransom, Totten, Ripley, and Snelling, along with Camp Looke; surrounding Indian reservations; reasons for construction of forts sometimes concerns control of Indians.

Johnson's Bibliographic Reference

1870-133

Serial Set Citation

1440 S.exdoc.8

Subjects

Dakota Territory* Military Posts - Fort Shaw* Military Posts - Fort Benton* Military Posts - Camp Cooke* Military Posts - Fort Buford* Military Posts - Fort Stevenson* Military Posts - Fort Rice* Military Posts - Fort Sully* Military Posts - Fort Randall* Military Posts - Fort Abercrombie* Military Posts - Fort Wadsworth* Military Posts - Fort Ransom* Military Posts - Fort Totten* Military Posts - Fort Ellis* Military Posts - Fort Ripley

Congress-Session

41-3

Document Type

Senate Executive Document

Congressional Document Number

8

Publication Date

12-21-1870

Recommended Citation

S. Exec. Doc. No. 8, 41st Cong., 3rd Sess. (1870)

Number of Pages

32