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  • Collection: Bicentennial Stories

Bicentennial Story #1-Somer's Speech 1861

Account of Jim Somer's speech to the Dakota territory legislature in 1861 about legalizing marriages between white men and Native Americans.

Bicentennial Story #10-Sully's Address to Civ

General Alfred Sully's address to 200 immigrants at Fort Rice on July 18, 1964.

Bicentennial Story #100-Christmas at Fort Mandan

Account of Christmas Day at Fort Mandan in 1804.

Bicentennial Story #101-Hospital at Fort Mandan

Account of Fort Mandan's use as a hospital in 1804-1805.

Bicentennial Story #102-Fort Mandan midwifery

Account of the birth of Sakakawea's son, Jean Baptiste Charbonneau, on February 11, 1805 at Fort Mandan.

Bicentennial Story #103-York

Account of Indians reaction to York, servant of Meriwether Lewis.

Bicentennial Story #104-Fort Mandan zoo

Description of the first zoo in North Dakota at Fort Mandan.

Bicentennial Story #105-Lewis & Clark leave Fort Mandan

Account from Meriwether Lewis on the day they left Fort Mandan on April 7, 1805.

Bicentennial Story #106-Sakakawea not a guide

Description of Sakakawea's role on the Lewis and Clark expedition.

Bicentennial Story #107-Purpose of forts

Description of the purpose of the forts built in North Dakota.

Bicentennial Story #108-Forts without stockades

Description of how forts were built.

Bicentennial Story #109-Rats at the forts

Account of the number of rats that were in forts in Dakota Territory.

Bicentennial Story #11-Heart River-July 24, 1864

General Alfred Sully and company camp along the Heart River 15 miles south of Antelope on July 24, 1864.

Bicentennial Story #110-Orderly for Sheridan

Account of choosing who would be orderly for the day for General Phil Sheridan when he visited Fort Rice.

Bicentennial Story #111-Scurvy at Fort Stevenson

Account of scurvy cases at Fort Stevenson and measures taken to reduce the number of cases.

Bicentennial Story #112-Amputation-1876

Account of an amputation at the Battle of the Little Bighorn in 1876.

Bicentennial Story #113-Slabtowns

Description of the slabtowns on the frontier army posts, quarters for enlisted men and their wives.

Bicentennial Story #114-Maids at Fort Lincoln

Account of the difficulty to keep maids at Fort Abraham Lincoln.

Bicentennial Story #115-Fort Stevenson desertions

Account of desertions of 2 prisoners from Fort Stevenson on December 11, 1867.

Bicentennial Story #116-Dances at forts

Description of dances held at forts.