Near Mandan in Morton County, North Dakota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Post Cemetery
Photographed by McGhiever, June 21, 2023
1. Post Cemetery Marker
Charles Page, a civilian worker at Fort Abraham Lincoln who froze to death in the fall of 1873, was the first recorded burial in the cemetery. Freezing, gangrene, gunshot wounds, and other illnesses and injuries were typical causes of death. After the Battle of the Little Bighorn, the steamboat, Far West, brought casualties back to Fort Abraham Lincoln. Those who died of their wounds during or after the trip back to Fort Abraham Lincoln were buried in the cemetery. After Fort Abraham Lincoln was abandoned, the remains of soldiers were reburied in the Custer National Cemetery, rejoining their comrades killed during the Battle of the Little Bighorn.
The bodies of civilian workers and children who died at the fort whose remains were unclaimed by relatives were reinterred at Greenwood Cemetery in Mandan.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Forts and Castles • Wars, US Indian. A significant historical year for this entry is 1873.
Location. 46° 46.153′ N, 100° 51.335′ W. Marker is near Mandan, North Dakota, in Morton County. It is on Fort Lincoln Road. The marker
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Regionally, this marker is on the Missouri Plateau and in Greater Bismarck Area. 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 Ruperts Land and also the Louisiana Purchase.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Breastworks (a few steps from this marker); Gatling Gun Emplacement (within shouting distance of this marker); Fort Abraham Lincoln Infantry Post (within shouting distance of this marker); Blockhouses & Palisades (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Officers' Quarters (about 500 feet away); Barracks (approx. 0.2 miles away); Powder Magazines (approx. 0.2
Photographed by McGhiever, June 21, 2023
2. Post Cemetery Marker and trail, with the cemetery visible in the left distance
Credits. This page was last revised on November 18, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 9, 2023, by McGhiever of Minneapolis, Minnesota. This page has been viewed 253 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 9, 2023, by McGhiever of Minneapolis, Minnesota. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
