Post by mbeeny on Nov 8, 2005 11:04:44 GMT -6
The South Dakota State Historical Society Press is releasing a new book from Jerome A. Greene, entitled, 'Fort Randall on the Missouri, 1856-1892'.
Fort Randall on the Missouri, 1856-1892 provides the history of a significant government station during an important period of exploration and growth along the upper Missouri during the mid-to-late nineteenth century. The fort’s main purpose was to help keep the peace between Indians and white settlers, as well as among the tribes themselves. During the Civil War, Fort Randall helped guard against incursions by Dakota warriors following the Minnesota Sioux Outbreak of 1862. The post later functioned in a peacekeeper mode and variously interacted with such tribesmen as the Poncas, Santees, Yanktons, and Teton Lakotas. The book also addresses the day-to-day operations of soldiers in support of upriver expeditions against the Indians, besides playing a prominent role in the exploration of the Black Hills. Troops from Fort Randall helped patrol southeastern Dakota Territory and northeastern Nebraska during the periods of overland migration and settlement in the region.
Among the soldier occupants of the Fort Randall garrison were members of the all-black “Buffalo Soldiers”—the men of the Twenty-fifth U.S. Infantry Regiment. Also, during the post’s later years, Indian soldiers occupied its buildings for a time. Its most notable resident was perhaps Sitting Bull, the Hunkpapa Lakota leader, who with his followers was confined at Fort Randall from 1881 to 1883, following his return from refuge in Canada and surrender to U.S. authorities. The book details Fort Randall’s existence as a government entity on the edge of the frontier until its fate as an obsolete facility surrounded by settled communities.
Fort Randall on the Missouri, funded in part by the Great Plains Education Foundation and the National Park Service, is available for $24.95 from the South Dakota State Historical Society Press.
Should you be interested in this book, please do not hesitate to contact the South Dakota State Historical Society on (605) 773-6009 or email at sdshspress@state.sd.us
Fort Randall on the Missouri, 1856-1892 provides the history of a significant government station during an important period of exploration and growth along the upper Missouri during the mid-to-late nineteenth century. The fort’s main purpose was to help keep the peace between Indians and white settlers, as well as among the tribes themselves. During the Civil War, Fort Randall helped guard against incursions by Dakota warriors following the Minnesota Sioux Outbreak of 1862. The post later functioned in a peacekeeper mode and variously interacted with such tribesmen as the Poncas, Santees, Yanktons, and Teton Lakotas. The book also addresses the day-to-day operations of soldiers in support of upriver expeditions against the Indians, besides playing a prominent role in the exploration of the Black Hills. Troops from Fort Randall helped patrol southeastern Dakota Territory and northeastern Nebraska during the periods of overland migration and settlement in the region.
Among the soldier occupants of the Fort Randall garrison were members of the all-black “Buffalo Soldiers”—the men of the Twenty-fifth U.S. Infantry Regiment. Also, during the post’s later years, Indian soldiers occupied its buildings for a time. Its most notable resident was perhaps Sitting Bull, the Hunkpapa Lakota leader, who with his followers was confined at Fort Randall from 1881 to 1883, following his return from refuge in Canada and surrender to U.S. authorities. The book details Fort Randall’s existence as a government entity on the edge of the frontier until its fate as an obsolete facility surrounded by settled communities.
Fort Randall on the Missouri, funded in part by the Great Plains Education Foundation and the National Park Service, is available for $24.95 from the South Dakota State Historical Society Press.
Should you be interested in this book, please do not hesitate to contact the South Dakota State Historical Society on (605) 773-6009 or email at sdshspress@state.sd.us