The 25th Regular Infantry on the parade ground at Fort Niobrara., RG2311.PH0-000013

ID: 82 ~ Source: RG2311 Fort Niobrara (Neb.), Nebraska State Historical Society ~ Date: 1885 circa
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The 25th Regular Infantry on the parade ground at Fort Niobrara., RG2311.PH0-000013
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The 25th Regular Infantry in formation on the parade ground at Fort Niobrara.

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By The Explore Nebraska History team
When a Sioux Indian reservation was established north of here in Dakota Territory in 1878, early settlers in the region grew fearful of attack. They requested military protection, and in 1880 Fort Niobrara was built a few miles east of present-day…