Born: July 15, 1828 Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada Died: March 13, 1923 Forman, Sargent County, North Dakota Founder of the City of Forman, North Dakota and doner of the land upon which stands this memorial to his memory. Erected by . . . — — Map (db m205764) HM
About 2,000 feet northwest of this marker is the site of one of many overnight camps made by Gen. Henry Sibley and his army during his Northwest Indian campaign into Dakota Territory in 1863.
Summer that year was especially hot and dry with . . . — — Map (db m288744) HM