Fort Yellowstone / Elizabeth A. Watry and Lee H. Whittlesey.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Watry, Elizabeth A., Author.

Whittlesey, Lee H., 1950- Author.

Series:

Images of America.

Images of America

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Camp Sheridan (Wyo.)--History--Pictorial works.

Camp Sheridan (Wyo.).

Fort Yellowstone (Wyo.)--History--Pictorial works.

Fort Yellowstone (Wyo.).

Yellowstone National Park--History--Pictorial works.

Yellowstone National Park.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (127 pages) : chiefly illustrations, maps, portraits.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Charleston, SC : Arcadia Pub., [2012]

Summary:

On August 17, 1886, Capt. Moses Harris and the troops of Company M rode into Yellowstone to take over guardianship of America's first national park. Receiving orders thereupon that the company was staying indefinitely, Captain Harris ordered the construction of Camp Sheridan. Seeing no end in sight for this "temporary" duty, the US War Department established Fort Yellowstone in 1891. For 32 years, ceremonial splendor of the US Army filled this era of Yellowstone with booming cannons at sunrise and sunset, crackling rifle-range practices, flashing saber drills, exacting military maneuvers, and dashing dress parades led by the regimental band. With the creation of the National Park Service in 1916, the Army began a two-year administrative transition and formally abandoned Fort Yellowstone in October 1918.

Contents:

Camp Sheridan

Well appointed and settled

A soldier's life

Road building in America's first national park

Outposts and perilous service

A presidential visit

"As a consequence of their good work".

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 127).

OCLC:

885208113