Bicentennial Story #115-Fort Stevenson desertions
Title
Bicentennial Story #115-Fort Stevenson desertions
Description
Account of desertions of 2 prisoners from Fort Stevenson on December 11, 1867.
Date
10/8/1975
Contributor
Father Louis Pfaller
Rights
This recording cannot be copied or reproduced without the written permission of the Dickinson Museum Center. This recording may be freely used for education uses, so long as it is not altered in any way. No commercial reproduction or distribution of this recording file is permitted without written permission of the Dickinson Museum Center.
Format
mp3
Medium
audio reel, analog, 1/4 inch polyester tape
Language
English
Identifier
BS-115
Spatial Coverage
Fort Stevenson, ND
Rights Holder
Copyright Stark County Historical Society and Dickinson Museum Center
Transcription
On December 11, 1867, the Commandant at Fort Stevenson, near present Garrison, wrote in his diary:
"Between six and eight o'clock in the evening, two prisoners escaped and deserted. One of them had a ball and chain on his foot, which he will probably get rid of with a file. For their escape, they went into one of the stables and took two mules on which they fled, despite the cold, the snow which fell all morning, and the deserts they must cross. The full moon will favor them in their journey . . . but their mounts, lacking forage, cannot take them very fast and far. Tomorrow morning we shall go out to look for their tracks. . . . If they have taken the direction of Devils Lake . . . they have a chance of dying from starvation and freezing, being killed by Indians, or being captured at Fort Totten. Dark outlook. However, they are gone."
This is Bicentennial Story No. 115, prepared by Father Louis Pfaller for the Stark County Historical Society.
De Trobriand, p. 186
"Between six and eight o'clock in the evening, two prisoners escaped and deserted. One of them had a ball and chain on his foot, which he will probably get rid of with a file. For their escape, they went into one of the stables and took two mules on which they fled, despite the cold, the snow which fell all morning, and the deserts they must cross. The full moon will favor them in their journey . . . but their mounts, lacking forage, cannot take them very fast and far. Tomorrow morning we shall go out to look for their tracks. . . . If they have taken the direction of Devils Lake . . . they have a chance of dying from starvation and freezing, being killed by Indians, or being captured at Fort Totten. Dark outlook. However, they are gone."
This is Bicentennial Story No. 115, prepared by Father Louis Pfaller for the Stark County Historical Society.
De Trobriand, p. 186
Original Format
Sound recordings
Duration
1:26
Bit Rate/Frequency
128kbps
Decade
1970 1979
Physical Location
Bicentennial tape #7, Bicentennial stories 108-127
Geolocation
Collection
Citation
“Bicentennial Story #115-Fort Stevenson desertions,” Southwestern North Dakota Digital Archive At the Dickinson Museum Center, accessed April 28, 2024, https://dmc.omeka.net/items/show/520.
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