Fort Keogh 1888-1896

Fort Keogh 1888-1896

The following photos are from the National Archives, Record Group 111
Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer 1860 – 1985.

All are identifed by NARA as being of the 22nd Infantry.

They were taken at, or near Fort Keogh, Montana, when the 22nd Infantry
was stationed there from May 1888 to June 1896.

Buglers from the 22nd Infantry and 10th Cavalry
The 22nd Infantry soldiers have the Infantry bugle on the front of their caps
The 10th Cavalry soldiers have the Cavalry crossed sabers on the front of their caps

NARA Identifier 329578073

Cropped close-up section of previous photo
showing two of the 22nd Infantry buglers
The metal bugle cap insignia for Infantry has the number 22 above it

G Company 22nd Infantry at Fort Keogh

NARA Identifier 329578103

This photo is identified by NARA as
"Guard Detail, 22nd Infantry, Fort Keogh, Montana, about 1892 or 1893"
The trapdoor Springfield rifles date the photo as pre-1892/1893
but the brick building can't be confirmed as being at Fort Keogh

NARA Identifier 329578111

This photo is identified by NARA as
"Hunting party of the 22nd Infantry, Fort Keogh"
While the officer at the far right has a trapdoor Springfield rifle,
the rest of the party have the Springfield carbine,
which was issued to Cavalry and not Infantry,
which makes the identification of 22nd Infantry suspect

NARA Identifier 329576000

Identified by NARA as:
"Noncommissioned officers picnic, 22nd Infantry, Fort Keogh,
Montana, about 1890"

NARA Identifier 329578037

Identified by NARA as:
"Barracks of Co. H, 22nd Infantry, Fort Keogh, Montana, destroyed by fire. About 1890"
The handwritten caption on the photo reads:
"Barracks of "H" co. 22nd Inf. destroyed at Kiog by fire."
The Returns of the 22nd Infantry Regiment for December 1894 have this entry:
"The Barracks, occupied by Companies A and B, 22nd Infantry, at Fort Keogh, Montana,
were totally destroyed by fire in the morning of December 30, 1894, Cause unknown.
A considerable amount of property was destroyed."

NARA Identifier 329578027

Identified by NARA as:
"22nd Infantry Chorus, Fort Keogh, Montana, about 1890-94"
(The conductor may be Christian Barthelmess.)

NARA Identifier 329577991

Identified by NARA as:
"22nd Infantry picnic, near Fort Keogh, Montana, 1890"

NARA Identifier 329578019

A march near Fort Keogh, the Regimental Band is prominent in the center of the photo

NARA Identifier 329575500

Identified by NARA as:
"22nd Infantry in camp near Fort Keogh, Montana"

NARA Identifier 329575505

Cropped close-up section of previous photo

Identified by NARA as:
"22nd Infantry in camp, about 1894"

NARA Identifier 329578093

In the field

NARA Identifier 329575514

Soldiers of the 22nd Infantry at rest during a march
The resolution of the original photograph is high enough to clearly distinguish
the number 22 underneath the crossed rifles on two of the soldiers' haversacks.
The Krag rifles indicate this photo was taken 1893-1896.

NARA Identifier 329576017

Officers of the 22nd Infantry

NARA Identifier 329578078