Fort Sisseton-Prairie Outpost GENEALOGY INDEX: SEE MASSIVE INDEX BELOW PRINTED LARGE ENOUGH FOR US OLD FOLKS TO READ. Click here to check out our other products on eCRATER!Custom Search Genealogy Images Of History!Type in your family name or a specific topic you are looking for..Search titles and descriptions. Fort Sisseton-Prairie Outpost By: Russell Lehman On all multiple items after the first, you will receive a 10% discount.Postage will be combined and refund granted if saved. Old Forts of the U. S. Army MEMORABILIA IS RAPIDLY DISAPPEARING Folks, by War Department order, the name of this fort was changed in 1876 from Fort Wadsworth to Fort Sisseton because there already was a Fort Wadsworth in the East. Although, no major battle or confrontation originated here, the Fort made a safe environment for the pioneers of South Dakota. After accomplishing it’s task, it was abandoned only to be returned to life as a major tourist attraction by the combined efforts of Dakotans. This is the story entitled:, Fort Sisseton-Prairie Outpost By: Russell Lehman Please read this. There were many a western story published – the common ones about Cowboys and Indians are listed on eCRATER every day but the rarer ones about the fearless thirteen of the Arizona Rangers are seldom found. Collectors treasure them and their price guide value rises every day. They are hard to find. I hunt them out because really the better, untold and rarer stories were published in the rest. Here’s one of ‘em. FOLLOWING PURCHASE AND PAYMENT, IF YOU WILL WRITE ME OF YOUR SPECIAL NAME OR INTEREST, I WILL DO A FREE SEARCH OF MY COLLECTION AND UNINDEXED STORIES AND NAMES. TOM RUSSELL COLLECTIONFor more Information Please Visit:The Tom Russell CollectionIF I FIND SOMETHING THAT I THINK MERITS YOUR INTEREST, I WILL WRITE A REVIEW AND PLACE IT ON eCRATER AND GIVE YOU NOTICE AND A HEAD START TO BUYITNOW! Following my retirement, I have dedicated my remaining hours to indexing the Genealogy of our western heroes. During my research, I discovered that thousands of our kinfolk lay unfound and unrecognized on some book dealer’s shelf gathering dust. Because Old Western History and Memorabilia was printed before computer indexing, I index every item I sell. This complete index will be bound and included in this offering at no additional cost. Humbly, I am trying to keep our history alive. I hope you appreciate the effort. Fort Sisseton-Prairie Outpost By: Russell Lehman Folks, sooner or later – Genealogists are going to realize that their family kinfolks are lying on some dealer’s dusty shelves. If I can contribute to finding one little name or photo of that long lost ancestor you have been waiting to find, its worth all the time I spend. As a tribute to the honor of our American Indians, my indexed listings will include all Indian names mentioned in the story from this time on. ANCESTORS INDEXED HEREIN, CIRCA: 1876 ANCESTOR’S LOCATION: Minnesota, South Dakota, Chicago, Washington, New York, Indiana GENEALOGY NAMES INDEXED w * INDICATING PICTURE: 13TH WISCONSIN VOLUNTEER INFANTRY ARMY BOYCE, W. C., Colonel, (d. 1928). Newspaperman who leased the abandoned Fort Sisseton as a gambling and hunting resort. BROWN, Sam, Chief Scout * - legendary Indian Scout who was a hero of his days to Indian and Army personel. BROWN, Samuel J. CLOWNEY, John, Major of the U. S. Army who commanded three companies of the 13th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry was ordered to locate a site and erect a fort to protect the Dakota Territory. COMMANDING OFFICER OF FORT ABERCROMBIE DAKOTA LAKES ASSOCIATION KITTSON, Norman, trader, advisor and former partner of General H H. Shelby who recommended the site of Fort Sisseton be moved to the Coteau des Prairie (or Hills of the Prairie). LEHMAN, Russell, author LITTLE CROW, Sioux Indian Chief who was defeated by General Shelby at the battle of Wood Lake NEGRO CAVALRY – Hand picked personel troops were the last to serve at Fort Sisseton. OLIN, R. C., Captain, Assistant Adjutant General OTHERDAY, John - Indian Scout who died of TB at Fort Sisseton Hospital. POPE, John, General of the U. S. Army. ROSE, Robert - Major of the U. S. Army who took command of Fort Wadsworth in October, 1864. RUILLARD – Owner of Trading Post. SECOND MINNESOTA CAVALRY SIBLEY, Henry Hastings – General of the U. S. Army. SIOUX INDIANS SISSETON-WAHPETON TRIBES WADSWORTH, James S., General of the U. S. Army – killed in the Battle of the Wilderness. WADSWORTH, James W., Congressman PICTURES AND DESCRIPTIONS w * INDICATING PICTURE: Picture 1) –Photo of Fort Sisseton Hospital * (courtesy of South Dakota Historical Society) Picture 2) –Photo of Fort Sisseton and surroundings * (courtesy of South Dakota Historical Society) Picture 3) –Photo of the home of Chief Scout Sam Brown in Brown’s Valley, MM. * (courtesy of South Dakota Historical Society) PLACES AND THINGS PROMINENTLY MENTIONED w * INDICATING PICTURE: 13th Regiment, Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, U. S. Army B, C, D and H Companies of the Second Minnesota Cavalry. American Legion Post of Marshall County. Battle of the Wilderness Battle of Wood Lake Britton, South Dakota Browns Valley, Minnesota Chicago Commanding Officer’s Headquarters, Fort Wadsworth. Coteau De Prairie Dakota Territory Elm River Enemy Swim Lake Fort Abercrombie, North Dakota Fort Rice Fort Ripley, Minnesota Fort Sisseton Fort Sisseton Hospital * Fort Sisseton Memorial Association Fort Sisseton State Park Fort Wadsworth Headquarters Garrison for Fort Wadsworth, Camp. No. 18 on Kettle Lake. Home of Chief Scout Sam Brown * Indian Reservation Indianapolis, Indiana James River Kettle Lake La Moure, North Dakota Marshall County Military Reservation Minneapolis Minnesota Minnesota River Missouri River New York Ordway, Brown County, South Dakota Officer’s Headquarters, Fort Wadsworth Quatermaster’s Office, Fort Wadsworth Ruilliard’s Trading Post Sioux Nation Sioux Uprising of 1862 Sisseton Indian Reservation South Dakota St. Paul State Highway 23 W. P. A. Labor Department War Department Washington Waubay Lakes Fort Sisseton-Prairie Outpost By: Russell Lehman Old Forts of the U. S. Army MEMORABILIA IS RAPIDLY DISAPPEARING