Fort C. F. Smith (Fort Smith, Montana)
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This article is about the fort in Montana. For the fort in Virginia, see Fort C. F. Smith (Arlington, Virginia).
Fort C. F. Smith was a military post established in the Powder River country by the United States Army in Montana Territory on August 12, 1866, during Red Cloud's War. Established by order of Col. Henry B. Carrington, it was one of five forts proposed to protect the Bozeman Trail against the Oglala Lakota (Sioux), who saw the trail as a violation of the 1851 Treaty of Fort Laramie. The fort was abandoned in 1868 and burned by the Sioux under Red Cloud.[2][3]
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Fort C. F. Smith Historic District | |
Nearest city | Fort Smith, Montana |
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Coordinates | 45°17′59″N 107°54′59″W |
Area | 307 acres (124 ha) |
Built | 1860 |
NRHP reference No. | 75000163[1] |
Added to NRHP | October 10, 1975 |
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