Fort Randall on the Missouri 1856-1892

By Jerome A. Greene

Book Overview

Strategically located along the Missouri River near the present South Dakota-Nebraska border, Fort Randall served as an important outpost on the western frontier. The post provided troops and routed supplies for an assortment of government and private ventures. In Fort Randall on the Missouri, Jerome A. Greene discusses the day-to-day activities of the troops who supported military expeditions against American Indians, explored and mapped the Black Hills, and conducted routine patrols of southeastern Dakota Territory and northeastern Nebraska.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0974919527
• ISBN13: 9780974919522
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: South Dakota State Historical Society Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 1.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 0.8" x 6.0"