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United States Military
This section contains information related to various
aspects of military involvement with American Indians from South Dakota—including
forts, individual units, and specific investigations of institutions and individuals.
Publications
| Title |
Location |
| Sheridan, Philip Henry. Record of Engagements with hostile
Indians within the Military division of the Missouri, from 1868 to 1882,
Lieutenant-General P.H. Sheridan, commanding. Washington, D.C.: GPO, 1882. |
E83.866. U555 1882 |
| Claims of Settlers on Fort Randall Reservation. Letter from
the Secretary of War, Relative to the Claims of Certain Settlers on the Fort Randall
Military Reservation in Dakota. S.l.: s.n., 1872. |
E99. D1 L3 C5 |
| Engagement between United States troops and Sioux Indians.
Letter from the secretary of War, transmitting information relating to an engagement
between the United States troops and the Sioux Indians near Fort Laramie. Washington,
D.C.: GPO, 1855. |
E83. 854. E57 |
| Letter of the Secretary of War, Communicating in Compliance
with a Response of the Senate of the 30th ultimo, the official reports, papers, and other
facts in relation to the causes and extent of the late massacre of United States troops by
Indians at Fort Phil. Kearney. Washington, D.C.: GPO, 1867. |
E83. 866. U5 1867 |
| Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, communicating, in
obedience to a resolution of the Senate of the 30th of January, information in relation to
the late massacre of United States Troops by Indians at or near Fort Phil Kearney, in
Dakota Territory. Washington, D.C.: GPO, 1867. |
E83. 866. U51 1867b |
| 39th Cong. 2d sess. Senate ex. doc. no. 15, Letter of the
Secretary of War, communicating, in compliance with a response of the Senate of the 30th
ultimo, the official reports, papers, and other facts in relation to the causes and extent
of the late massacre of United States troops by Indians at Fort Phil Kearney, Washington,
D.C.: GPO, 1867. |
E83 .866 .U5 1867 |
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Records relating to the investigation of the Fort Philip Kearny
or Fetterman Massacre, (M740). Inventory available from NARA.
| Dates |
NARA roll # |
SD Archives roll # |
| 1866-67 |
1 |
1582 |
Returns, 1865-1891 (M617).
| Fort/Agency & dates |
NARA roll # |
SD Archives roll # |
| Fort Bennett, 1870-91 |
106, 107 |
1622 |
| Crow Cree Agency, 1864-71 |
274 |
1623 |
| Fort Dakota, 1866-69 |
281 |
1623 |
| Grand River Agency, 1870-75 |
413 |
1624 |
| Fort Hale, 1870-84 |
435 |
1624 |
| Fort James, 1866 |
533 |
1624 |
| Fort Meade, 1878-91 |
764 |
1625 |
| Fort Niobrara, 1880-06 |
864, 865 |
1626 |
| Fort Pierre, 1855-57 |
920 |
1627 |
| Fort Randall, 1856-92 |
988, 989, 990 |
1628 |
| Fort Sisseton, 1864-89 |
1179, 1180, 1181 |
1629 |
| Fort Sully, 1864-94 |
1238, 1239, 1240 |
1630 |
| Whetstone Indian Agency, 1870-72 |
1424 |
1631 |
| Pine Ridge Agency, 1890-91 |
1532 |
5026 |
| Red Cloud Agency, 1877-79 |
1535 |
5027 |
| Spotted Tail Agency, 1877-78 |
1543 |
5028 |
| Yankton Agency, 1865-66 |
1550 |
5029 |
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Returns from Regular Army Cavalry Regiments, 1874-1900 (M744).
| Cavalry & Dates |
NARA roll # |
SD Archives roll # |
| First Cavalry, 1897-1900 |
9 |
5030 |
| Fourth Cavalry, 1877-1883 |
43 |
5031 |
| Seventh Cavalry, 1874-1881 |
72 |
5032 |
| Eighth Cavalry, 1890-1897 |
82 |
5033 |
- Returns from Regular Army Infantry Regiments, 1874-1882 (M665).
- Eighth Infantry,
| Dates |
NARA roll # |
SD Archives roll # |
| 1874-1882 |
94 |
5017 |
Special Case Files (National Archives records microfilmed by SDSA)
| Title |
MF roll # Access # |
| Testimony of Col. H. B. Carrington, 18th
U.S. Inf. before the Commission investigating his operations in Dakota and the Mountain
District, 1866. |
5035 99-100 |
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SD State Archives,
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