Exactly in th Right Place by Barry J. Hagan.
Exactly in th Right Place" A History of Fort C.F. Smith. Montana Territory, 1866-1868 - by Barry J. Hagan. C.S.C. (Montana and the West Series Volume Twelve) ~ It was August4, 1866 that the officers and men who whould garrisonthe newest of the three posts on the Bozeman Trail, soon to be named Fort D.F. Smith, left fort Phil Kearny. Their destination was the Big Horn River, which lay in Montana Territory and was ninety-one miles northewst of Fort Phil Kearny. At the timenone of the one hundred and sity-five enlisted men and their officers had any way of knowing that for the next two years they would be confined within the walls of the fort only able to leave under heavey guard. Bast numbers of Sioux Indians resented the presence of soldiers a the fort and were dtermined to force them to leave. ( 288 pages - contains numerous black & white photogrpahs of officers and maps - Hard-Cover)
Exactly in th Right Place by Barry J. Hagan.