Another historic engagement cost the lives of several troopers, but saved a wagon train of emigrants. Elements of the Battalion participated in actions at Killdeer Mountain and throughout the Territory. The site is approximately 100 miles north of the point locating the Geographical Center of the 50 States. A depression in the foreground may be the remains of a hastily improvised water well. The view is from the southern edge of the site looking towards the northwest.
Markers indicate the locations where two soldiers fell.
Please contact the address below. Appropriate resources and links will be added as this site develops. A visitor from Colorado sends photos of her Great-grandfather's sabre. This site is produced by David L. Wood , who thinks the well in the Fisk photo looks a lot like an old buffalo lick .