Jul 24, 2026
Was born in Ohio, and joined the U. S. Army at the age of 17. Captured during the Civil War, he was imprisoned at the notorious Andersonville Confederate prisoner camp. Near the end of his military career, he was stationed at Fort Shaw, Montana serving under General...
Jul 24, 2026
Doctor Rose Russell was born on May 17, 1866, the same year Fort Shaw was conceived. She was one of the few women to receive her medical degree. She graduated from Northwestern University Women’s Medical College in Chicago, Ill, in 1900. She was licensed to practice...
