Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-07-01
WAS WITH SULLY
ON EXPEDITION
D. J. Dodge Of Ws>coa, Mimi, Pi
oneer of NorhWt2t, Visiting
Here.

ID. j. Dodge and wife OF W&Seca
Mimi, are in Bismarck, the guess OF
Mr.. and Mrs. P. C.. Remington. Mr.,
Dodge was through this country in
1864 with the Sully Expedition and
has many interesting things to relate
Of those early days. At, that time
there were no white settlers in the
DakOtas. In 1862 there had been an
Indian uprising of considerable mag
nitude. The Indians had ravaSed the
western border Of Minnesota, espe'
cially near Fort Ridgley and New
Ulm, a German settlement about
eighteen miles south Of the fort. AT
the siege of Fort Ridgley, which oc'
Cured in 1852, every white settler
was massacred, ONE 200 white per
son being put to death at that time
As a result of this condition, the gov
eminent sent out the Sully Expedi'
ton in 1864 under the command of
General Sully to subdue the Indians
wherever they could be found, and to
insure peace and security to the
struggling white settlements along
the Minnesota frontier.
Expedition Sets Forth.
At that time, Mr.. Dodge belonged
to the Second Minnesota Cavalry,
and the command to which he belong.
ed Joined forces with Gen. Sully near
what was known as Fort Sully. The
expedition numbering several com
panies from different states including
Minnesota and Iowa commands, then
marched north. to the spot where Fort
Rice now stands. This fort was es'
tablished at that time, and some sol.
diers left in command. The main e x
petition crossed the Missouri river at
this point and continued northward to
the Cannonball river. They then fol-
lowed this river westward to about
the place where Mott is now located.
Then continuing northward they
reached the Heart River and went in
to corral on it's banks. Hearing that
there were Indians in the Kildeer
Mountains they made a forced
march to the mountains, subdued
the Indians and destroyed all their
equipment and other effects. When
the Indians were destroyed, the expe'
dition returned 10 their corral on the
Heart river, and from there contin.
ued westward through the Bad Lands
where they had a three days running
battle with more Indians who attack.
ed them. The expedition entered
Montana and crossed the Yellowstone
river at the spot where Glendive now
stands. They then followed the Vel.
lowstone down to its mouth where 1t
joins the Missouri. Many thousand
buffaloes were encountered. The trip
through this part Of the country being
especially interesting because OF the
number of these splendid animals
which were seen.
Go to Assist Fisk.
Upon the return to Fort kice, word
was received that Mr.. Fisk, who had
attempted to get through to the Big
Horn river with about ninety wagons
of immigrants, had been compelled to
go into corral at a spot about where
Ives on the Milwaukee line now
stands. Fisk had many women and
children in his party, and was sur
rounded by Indian, so that he was
forced to stop and throw up breast
works to protect his party from them
and to assist his small company of
soldiers to kee. the Indians at bay.
A few Of his men were dispatched to
Fort Rice with the news, and arrived
lust as the Sully Expedition returned.
Members Of the Expedition including
Mr.. Dodge were therefore sent to the
assistance Of Fisk's company, and
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