Fort Custer (Montana)
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Fort Custer was established during the Indian wars in the Department of Dakota by the U.S. Army to subjugate the Sioux, Cheyenne and Crow Indians near present-day Hardin, Montana. The post was named for General George Armstrong Custer who died at the Battle of the Little Big Horn.
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Fort Custer | |
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Crow Indian Reservation, Big Horn County, about 1 mile west of I-90 and 2 miles southeast of Hardin, Montana | |
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Controlled by | United States |
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Built | 1877 |
In use | 1877–1898 |
Battles/wars | Indian Wars |
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