Fort C.F. Smith (Mont.)
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Geographic subdivision usage: Montana Fort C.F. Smith
Variant(s): C.F. Smith, Fort (Mont.)
Fort Ransom (Mont.)
Ransom, Fort (Mont.)
Smith, Fort C.F. (Mont.)
See also: Fortification --Montana
Found in: Work cat.: mm76-14456: Library of Congress Manuscript Division Division for Burt, E. Papers, 1797-1917 (Fort C. F. Smith (Mont.))
Encyc. of hist. forts, c1988: p. 468 (Fort C.F. Smith; estab. Aug. 12, 1866 and orig. designated Fort Ransom; situated on Big Horn River in present day Big Horn Co., Mont.; abandoned 3 mos. after the signing of the Fort Laramie Treaty of Apr. 29, 1868)
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Guide to the Fort Phil Kearny Escort Collection
Collection — Box 281
Identifier: H70-75
Abstract
Orders dated August 9, 1867 from Major J. Van Voast, commander at Fort Reno, to Bvt. Major H. B. Freeman, the officer commanding an escort for ox trains en route to Fort Phil Kearny and Fort C.F. Smith.
Dates:
1884