Capt. Williams’ Carroll Trail Journal

Letters and Journal of the 1874 Trip from Fort Shaw to Camp Lewis

Contributed by Steve F. Russell

Steve F. Russell has edited and produced the letters and journal of the 1874 Trip from Fort Shaw to Camp Lewis by Captain Constant Williams and Company F of the 7th U.S. Infantry. In April and May of 1874, Williams traveled to establish a military post named Camp Lewis along the Carroll Trail. This military post was established for the protection of travelers of the Carroll Trail from Carroll Landing, on the Missouri River to Helena.

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Carroll Trail: Journal of Capt. Constant Williams

Topics

Google Maps Lewis and Clark Trail Route Center Line Oregon-California Trails Lolo Trail Nee-Me-Poo National Historic Trail Mullan Road Other Trail Inventory Bird-Truax Trail Pacific Ocean Exploration Fur Trade Historic Map Carroll Trail Timeline Methodology Old North Trail The Wilderness Road

Contributors

Steve F. Russell Kristopher K. Townsend US National Park Service (LCNHT) Robert Heacock Robert H. Dunsmore Robert N. Bergantino Richard S. Buswell Charles Raddon U.S. Army National Guard Raymond Borchers Merle Wells David and Sue Eakin Larry Jones John (Jack) P. Harlan Martin Plamondon II James D. Harlan Ralph Saunders