Carrington was in command at the fort, one of the three forts being built that year to protect travelers on the trail. One dark night Story and his cowboys rounded up his cattle and left. Doyle also notes that by , the trail became primarily a military transportation road.
As for Bozeman, after only one season of guiding he retired from the business. He settled at the gate of the Gallatin Valley, founding Bozeman, Mont. Three years later he was killed while traveling along the Bozeman Trail. Smith on April 19, to see if they could land a government contract for flour from their flour mill in Bozeman.
On the way an unexpected encounter with five Piegan Indians ended with Bozeman killed and Cover wounded. On Nov. After the Army departed, the Indians burned the forts, and the Bozeman Trail was officially closed. The route was used again in , however, when troops under Gen. Today, the Bozeman Trail corridor is still a major north-south travel route, with an interstate highway replacing the wagon and horseback trails. Those who travel the trail can still see the grand, surrounding country and imagine how lush, pristine and full of promise the environment must have appeared to travelers who saw a new horizon on each day of their journey.
Ruts of the wagon road, located on public land near the Fetterman Monument in northern Wyoming can be viewed easily and provide contemporary evidence of the early day travel. There are also markers and historical interpretative signs at many other sites along the trail route. Doyle, Susan Badger. Hebard, Grace Raymond and E. Reprint, Glendale, Calif. Clark Company, For a drive along a remote, scenic route that closely follows more than 40 miles of the original Bozeman trail, take exit from Interstate 25 at Kaycee, Wyo.
Follow Wyoming Highway east for Turn left—north—and follow the Sussex Road, which turns to dirt after a few miles. Follow the Sussex Road 5. Continue north for about 1. Watch for other historical markers along the route, and bear right when you come to a fork. After Turn right here on Trabing Road, and follow it These roads are mostly well-graded, graveled county roads, best traveled in summer or early fall. For a good map, see p. Medford, Oregon: Benchmark Maps, Skip to main content.
Home Encyclopedia. A Brief History of the Bozeman Trail. Marilyn J. An ancient route The route they chose was a well-used corridor that Indian tribes had followed for centuries.
A first attempt, The only drawback—and it proved to be a big one—was the danger from Indian attack. The Townsend Train, A year later, four trains with a total of wagons and 1, people traveled the Bozeman Cutoff to the Montana goldfields. Accessed Oct. Journeys to the Land of Gold.
Helena, Mont. In a stunningly ill-timed move, during the treaty conference, Col. Henry Carrington arrived with men and instructions to construct three new forts along the Bozeman Trail. Legendary Lakota war chief Red Cloud was livid. In November , a hero of the Civil War joined Carrington's command. December 21, , was a clear, cold day. A woodcutting party from Fort Phil Kearny had been attacked, and Fetterman marched out to its aid with a mixed force of 80 infantry and cavalry.
All of Fetterman's command fell to the onslaught. Lifeguarding the trail was a combination of tension, monotony, and loneliness. Low morale led to numerous desertions, soldiers on the verge of mutiny and even cases of insanity, at the most isolated outpost, Fort C. With few, if any emigrants using the trail, the army sequestered behind fortress walls and tribes showing few signs of easing up on attacks, the United States government decided to pursue a peace policy.
The second Fort Laramie Treaty recognized the Powder River Country once again as the hunting territory of the Lakota and their allies. A presidential proclamation was issued to abandon the forts. The Bozeman Trail was history. For the first time, the United States government had lost a war.
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Wyoming Grasslands. Bozeman Trail near Norris, Montana.
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