Fort Ellis

45°39′16″N 110°58′35″W / 45.65444°N 110.97639°W / 45.65444; -110.97639

Fort Ellis
Gallatin County, east of Bozeman, Montana
Fort Ellis, July 1871[1]
TypeFort
Site information
ConditionNo Remnants
Site history
BuiltAugust 27, 1867
Built byU.S. Army
MaterialsLogs
DemolishedAugust 2, 1886 (decommissioned)
EventsMarias Massacre
Washburn-Langford-Doane Expedition
Great Sioux War of 1876-77
Garrison information
GarrisonU.S. Army 2nd Cavalry, 7th Infantry

Fort Ellis was a United States Army fort established August 27, 1867, east of present-day Bozeman, Montana. Troops from the fort participated in many major campaigns of the Indian Wars. The fort was closed on August 2, 1886.

  1. ^ Bonney, Orrin H. (1970). Battle Drums and Geysers-The Life And Journals Of Lt. Gustavus Cheyney Doane, Soldier And Explorer Of The Yellowstone And Snake River Regions. Chicago: Swallow Press. p. 21.