Bear Paw Monument

Originally erected at Fort Keogh in 1881, Bear Paw Monument honors U.S. Army officers and soldiers killed, or who died of wounds received in action, in the Territory of Montana during the 1877 Nez Perce War and related campaigns described on the monument as clearing the District of the Yellowstone of hostile Indians. It lists casualties from the 7th Regiment of Cavalry, 2nd Regiment of Cavalry, 5th Regiment of Infantry, and 22nd Regiment of Infantry, with names, companies, dates, and places including Bear Paw Mountains, Canyon Creek, Muddy Creek, Wolf Mountains, Tongue River, Clark’s Fork, Mispah Creek, Pumpkin Creek, and O’Fallon Creek. It also includes a memorial to Joseph A. Cable of Company I, 5th U.S. Infantry, Medal of Honor recipient, who died on October 15, 1877.

Montana · United States