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Fort Ellis (1867-1886) - Fort Ellis was established 27 Aug 1867 by Captain R. S. LaMotte and three companies of the 13th U.S. Infantry and was named for Colonel Augustus Van Horne Ellis who was killed 2 Jul 1863 at Gettysburg.¹ The fort protected settlers in the Gallatin valley from hostile Indians.

Fort Ellis History

The fort was located just south of the Gallatin River and about 3.5 miles from present day Bozeman, Montana. Lieutenant Gustavus C. Doane, 2nd U.S. Cavalry, was stationed at Fort Ellis when he explored the now Yellowstone National Park.

The fort was decommissioned in 1886.

Current Status

Very few remains are left at the actual site, now occupied by the Fort Ellis Experimental Station of Montana State University.

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Location: Located about 3.5 miles east of Bozeman, Montana on the access road for I90. The map indicates the location of a historical Marker for the Fort.

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Lat: 45.66923 Long: -110.975475

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Sources:

Field, Ron, Forts of the American Frontier 1820-91: Central and Northern Plains, Osprey Publishing, Elms Court, Chapel Way, Botley, Oxford OX2 9LP, United Kingdom, 2005, ISBN: 1 84176 775 1
Hart, Herbert M., Tour Guide to Old Western Forts, Pruett Publishing Co., Boulder CO, 1980, ISBN: 0-87108-568-2

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-'''Fort Ellis (1867-1886)''' - Fort Ellis was established 27 Aug 1867 by Captain R. S. LaMotte and two companies of the [[2nd U.S. Cavalry]] and was named for Colonel [[Augustus Van Horne Ellis]] who was killed 2 Jul 1863 at Gettysburg. The fort protected settlers in the Gallatin valley from hostile Indians.
+'''Fort Ellis (1867-1886)''' - Fort Ellis was established 27 Aug 1867 by Captain R. S. LaMotte and three companies of the [[13th U.S. Infantry]] and was named for Colonel [[Augustus Van Horne Ellis]] who was killed 2 Jul 1863 at Gettysburg.¹ The fort protected settlers in the Gallatin valley from hostile Indians.
 ==Fort Ellis History==
-The fort was
+The fort was located just south of the Gallatin River and about 3.5 miles from present day Bozeman, Montana. Lieutenant Gustavus C. Doane, [[2nd U.S. Cavalry]], was stationed at Fort Ellis when he explored the now Yellowstone National Park.
-Lieutenant Gustavus C. Doane, [[2nd U.S. Cavalry]], became well known for his exploration of Yellowstone National Park while stationed at Fort Ellis. Doane also explored the Snake River during his career and accompanied the Howgate Arctic expedition in Greenland in 1880.
 The fort was decommissioned in 1886.
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 '''Sources:'''
+# Field, Ron, ''[[Forts of the American Frontier 1820-91|Forts of the American Frontier 1820-91: Central and Northern Plains]]'', Osprey Publishing, Elms Court, Chapel Way, Botley, Oxford OX2 9LP, United Kingdom, 2005, ISBN: 1 84176 775 1
 # Hart, Herbert M., ''[[Tour Guide to Old Western Forts]]'', Pruett Publishing Co., Boulder CO, 1980, ISBN: 0-87108-568-2
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