Richardton in Stark County, North Dakota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Sully’s Heart River Corral

Photographed by Connor Olson, September 9, 2020

1. Sully’s Heart River Corral Marker

Inscription. General Alfred Sully, Commander of a United States military expedition to Dakota Territory to punish hostile Sioux, established a base camp on this site on July 26, 1864. Sully left his surplus supplies and equipment and an immigrant train wish was traveling with him at this base camp. With his combat force he moved northwestward, passed Young Man’s Butte to the Killdeer Mountains where he inflicted a crushing defeat on the hostile Sioux on July 28. On July 31 he returned to this point, reassembled his column and followed the Heart River en route to Sentinel Butte and the Yellowstone.

Erected 1955 by State Historical Society of North Dakota.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Wars, US Indian. A significant historical date for this entry is July 26, 1864.

Location. 46° 41.805′ N, 102° 9.202′ W. Memorial is in Richardton, North Dakota, in Stark County. It can be reached from 81st Avenue Southwest 0.6 miles north of 50th Street Southwest. The marker is located in a pasture on private property, 660 feet east of the road. Please tread respectfully. Touch for map. Memorial

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is in this post office area: Richardton ND 58652, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is on North Dakota’s Missouri Plateau.

It is also in the American Lewis & Clark Corridor,

on the prairies,

and on the Northern Plains.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once Rupert’s Land

and also the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least one other marker is within 15 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Yellowstone Expedition of 1876 (approx. 14.9 miles away).

Also see . . . Sully’s Heart River Corral State Historic Site. (Submitted on September 13, 2020, by Connor Olson of Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin.)

Photographed by Connor Olson, September 9, 2020

2. Sully’s Heart River Corral Marker

Heart River at the site image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Connor Olson, September 9, 2020

3. Heart River at the site

Depression of former rifle pit image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Connor Olson, September 9, 2020

4. Depression of former rifle pit

Credits. This page was last revised on September 14, 2020. It was originally submitted on September 13, 2020, by Connor Olson of Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 565 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 13, 2020, by Connor Olson of Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.