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Military History of Montana
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Returns for U.S. Military Posts in Montana
Below is a list of U.S. military posts in Montana extracted from the introduction to the National Archives microfilm publication, Returns From U.S. Military Posts, 1800-1916; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M617, 1,550 rolls); Records of the Adjutant General’s Office, 1780’s-1917, Record Group 94; National Archives, Washington, D.C. Post returns were "a type of personnel report" made monthly by commanding officers of posts and they "show the units that were stationed at a particular post and their strength, the names and duties of the officers, the number of officers present or absent, a listing of official communications received, and a record of events." These microfilm rolls - all 1,550 of them - have been scanned by Ancestry.com, an Internet genealogy content provider and are only accessible via a paid subscription. To access these records either you need to be a subscriber or you can come into the MHS Research Center since we subscribe to the Ancestry.com service. Here is the link to the Ancestry.com page: Returns from U.S. Military Posts, 1800-1916. You will need to find the roll number from the post (fort, camp, etc.) which you want to investigate and then follow the links.
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Post Name
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Date Range
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Microfilm Roll
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Alex Chambers, Camp
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Aug. 1889
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1492
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Assiniboine, Fort
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May 1879-Dec. 1891
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42
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Assiniboine, Fort
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Jan. 1892-Dec. 1903
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43
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Assiniboine, Fort
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Jan. 1904-May 1911
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44
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Beaver Creek, Camp on
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Sept. 1890
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1495
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Benton, Fort
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July 1867-May 1881
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109
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Big Sioux River, Camp on the
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Apr.-July 1856
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1495
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Cooke, Camp
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July 1866-Mar. 1870
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252
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Crook, Camp
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Apr.-Nov. 1890
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1506
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Custer, Fort
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July 1877-Apr. 1898
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277
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Ellis, Fort
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Aug. 1867-Dec. 1876
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347
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Ellis, Fort
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Jan. 1877-Nov. 1886
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348
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Harrison, William Henry, Fort
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Sept. 1895-Dec. 1905
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459
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Harrison, William Henry, Fort
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Jan. 1906-Sept. 1914
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460
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Helena, Mont.
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Nov. 1877-May 1894
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1514
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Keogh, Fort
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Sept. 1876-Dec. 1886
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572
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Keogh, Fort
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Jan. 1887-Dec. 1897
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573
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Keogh, Fort
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Jan. 1898-July 1912
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574
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Loder, Camp
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July-Sept. 1879
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1520
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Lodge pole Creek, Camp on
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Aug. 1889
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1520
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Logan, Fort
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June 1870-Oct. 1880
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644
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Maginnis, Fort
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Aug. 1880-July 1890
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727
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Marias Crossing, Camp near
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July-Oct. 1878
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1523
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Medicine Lodge, Mont.
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July 1882
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1524
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Merritt, Camp
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Jan. 1892-July 1898
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773
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Missoula, Fort
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June 1877-Dec. 1893
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782
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Missoula, Fort
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Jan. 1894-Dec. 1908
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783
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Missoula, Fort
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Jan. 1909-Dec. 1916
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784
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Poplar River, Camp
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Oct. 1880-Oct. 1893
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951
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Porter, Camp
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Nov. 1880-Nov. 1881
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1533
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Reynolds, Camp
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June 1866
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1536
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Shaw, Fort
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July 1867-Dec. 1875
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1156
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Shaw, Fort
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Jan. 1876-Dec. 1882
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1157
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Shaw, Fort
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Jan. 1883-Sept. 1891
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1158
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Sheep Creek, Mont.
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Aug. 1889
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1542
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Smith, C. F., Fort
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Aug. 1866-July 1868
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1190
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Union, Fort
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June-July 1865
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1547
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Yellowstone, Fort, Wyo.
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Aug. 1886-Dec. 1897
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1479
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Yellowstone, Fort, Wyo.
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Jan. 1898-Dec. 1907
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1480
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Yellowstone, Fort, Wyo.
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Jan. 1908-Oct. 1916
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1481
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