Map of Sully Trail near Flat Top Butte
Hand drawn map of the course of Sully Trail near Flat Top Butte in western North Dakota.
Collection
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Creation Date
1953-07-17
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Hand drawn map of the course of Sully Trail near Flat Top Butte in western North Dakota.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1953-07-17
Historian Chester L. Brooks has received the maps, which have been helpful. With the help of Harry F. Roberts, he also found a useful map at the Chateau de Mores.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1953-04-14
Ray W. Lingk is continuing his research on the Sentinel Butte graves and is attempting to locate old maps with military trails.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1953-05-10
Ray W. Lingk is continuing to work on the maps. He believes that their Sully Trail research is nearly complete and should be put in “readable” form.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1956-01-27
After looking over the maps suggested by Historian Chester L. Brooks, Ray W. Lingk believes that the battle was fought at Square Butte and that the Sully Expedition traveled south of Flat Top Butte and north of Sentinel Butte.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1953-07-06
Handmade reproduction of a map of Custer Trail near Flat Top Butte. The map was originally created by Roy P. Johnson with information from Major Frank L. Anders.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1954-01-27
Dana Wright has obtained a “Johnson-Anders write up” of the Custer Trail of 1874 and disagrees with several aspects of the map. He also has microfilm of Sibley and Custer records but was unable to view it due to a malfunctioning microfilm viewer.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1954-01-28
Ray W. Lingk has found a history of North Dakota with a map of old wagon trails, including Sully’s 1864 expedition. Lingk analyzes the map in detail.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1954-05-02
Notes on the path of Sully Trail through Wibaux County and Richland County, Montana.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1955
Chester L. Brooks appreciates the map and encloses payment.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1956-02-21
Ray W. Lingk encloses notes from his Yellowstone trip where he was researching Sully Trail.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1955-10-27
Hand drawn maps illustrating Sully’s Trail and Custer’s Trail near Flat Top Butte. In a handwritten note, Ray W. Lingk suggests ways to improve the map.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1955-02-13
The course of General Sully’s 1864 campaign hand drawn on a modern map.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
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Map of the course of Sully Trail in Richland County and Wibaux County, Montana.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
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Hand drawn map of the course of Sully Trail near the intersection of Custers Wash and the Little Missouri River.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1953-07-17
Hand drawn map of the course of Sully Trail near Killdeer Village.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1953-07-17
Hand drawn map of the course of Sully Trail and Custer Trail in western North Dakota.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
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Course of Sully Trail from Fort Rice to the Little Missouri River hand drawn on a modern map.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
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