Commanding officers Fort Yellowstone

colonel lloyd m. brett last army superintendent @ fort yellowstone

the commanding officer of fort yellowstone troop designated acting superintendent of park, reporting both army , interior secretary. following army officers served in position @ fort yellowstone.

captain moses harris: august 20, 1886 – may 31, 1889
captain frazier augustus boutelle: june 1, 1889 – february 15, 1891
captain george s. anderson: february 15, 1891 – june 23, 1897
captain samuel b. m. young: june 23, 1897 – november 15, 1897
captain james b. erwin: november 15, 1897 – march 15, 1899
captain wilber e. wilder: march 15, 1899 – june 23, 1899
captain oscar j. brown: june 23, 1899 – july 24, 1900
captain george w. goode: july 24, 1900 – may 8, 1901
captain/major john pitcher: may 8, 1901 – june 1, 1907
lt. general samuel b. m. young (retired): june 1, 1907 – november 28, 1908

major h. t. allen (commander of troops)


major harry c. benson: november 28, 1908 – september 30, 1910
colonel lloyd m. brett: september 30, 1910 – october 15, 1916

units assigned

nco quarters known soap-suds row

six different cavalry regiments stationed off , on during army administration of yellowstone.

1st cavalry regiment: 1886–1891, 1900–1902, 1911–1914
4th cavalry regiment: 1898–1899
5th cavalry regiment: 1909–1910
6th cavalry regiment: 1892–1897, 1906–1907
8th cavalry regiment: 1908
yellowstone park detachment: 1915–1916
7th cavalry regiment: 1917–1918

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