Bicentennial Story #9-Civilian with Sully

Bicentennial Story #9-Civilian with Sully

Description of the first civilian government in Stark County, the Tom Holmes expedition, an immigrant covered wagon train traveling under the protection of General Alfred Sully in 1864.

5/13/1975

1/13/1976

Father Louis Pfaller
Jack Hjort

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audio reel, analog, 1/4 inch polyester tape

English

BS-009

Dakota Territory

Copyright Stark County Historical Society and Dickinson Museum Center

The first civilian government in what is now Stark County was that of the "Tom Holmes Expedition," an immigrant train which traveled under the protection of General Sully in 1864. This civilian contingent consisted of 123 covered wagons drawn by ox-teams, with about 200 men, women and children. The wagons were organized into six divisions, each with a wagon-master. A captain general superintended the entire train, aided by a court to try any cases that might arise, a sheriff, a postmaster and a chaplain. Miscreants convicted of pilfering provisions were placarded with THIEF signs, while the regimental band played the "Rogue's March."

This is Bicentennial Story No. 9, prepared by Father Louis Pfaller, for the Stark County Historical Society.

Pfaller, Sully Expedition 9-10

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1970 1979

Bicentennial tape #1, Bicentennial stories 1-22