Notes on Memories of a Bear Hunter 



I was in Montana before, during, and after the 

 years described by Colonel Pickett, and from my own 

 knowledge of events, and with the help of others, I 

 have been able to add to Colonel Pickett's narrative 

 certain explanations which may be of interest. 



T. Elwood ("Billy") Hofer, who was out with 

 Colonel Pickett for one or more seasons, and who 

 spent many years in the Yellowstone National Park, 

 has kindly helped me with a number of suggestions 

 bearing on events of more than thirty years ago. 



1876. 



1. Fort Abraham Lincoln, N. D., was established 

 June 4, 1872, by Companies B and C, Sixth Infantry, 

 under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel Daniel 

 Huston, Jr. The post was first known as Fort 

 McKeen. The name was changed November 19, 1872. 



It was from Fort Abraham Lincoln that General 

 Stanley set out in 1873 for the Yellowstone Expe- 

 dition, General Custer in 1874 for the Black Hills 

 Expedition, and again in 1876 for the Yellowstone 

 Expedition, where the Seventh Cavalry was almost 

 annihilated. Abandoned September, 1891. 



2. The complete story of the Custer fight has never 

 been written, though a multitude of individual articles 

 have appeared which describe some of its incidents. 

 Of all this literature, the best account is that written 



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