Goff, O.S., fl. 1875 Fort Lincoln, Dakota Territory

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GLC#
GLC06185
Type
Images
Date
1875 ca.
Author/Creator
Goff, O.S., fl. 1875
Title
Fort Lincoln, Dakota Territory
Place Written
Fort Lincoln, Dakota Terr.
Pagination
1 cabinet card Height: 10.7 cm, Width: 16.1 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
Reconstruction

Cabinet card photograph by O. S. Goff. View of Fort taken from adjacent hill. Inscription on verso: "Fort Lincoln. Dakota Territory. It was from Fort Abraham Lincoln on May 17, 1876 that the fateful Yellowstone Expedition under command of General Alfred H. Terry, the Department Commander, marched out to the music of "Garry Owen" played by the band of the 7th Cavalry. Gen. Terry's headquarters were at that time at St. Paul, Minn."

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