Post Civil War Assignments
- Fort McPherson, Nebraska - Boot Camp (August 1868)
- Fort Russell, Wyoming - Scouting (1868–1869)
- Fort Ellis, Montana - Indian battles, scouting and explorations (June 1869-June 1879); Exploration reporting (September 1880 - June 1881)
- Detached - St Paul, Minnesota - Department of Dakota headquarters (1871)
- Detached - Fort Pease, Montana - Rescue operation (1876)
- Detached - Fort Hall, Idaho - Exploration (1877)
- Detached - Fort Keogh, Montana - Scouting (1877–78)
- Detached - Fort Custer, Montana - Staked out new fort (June 1877)
- Detached - Camp Mulkey, Idaho - Bannock Uprising (1878)
- Fort Assinniboine, Montana - Scouting (June 1879 - May 1880); (June 1881 - November 1882)
- Fort Maginnis, Montana - Scouting (November 1882 - September 1883)
- Jefferson Barracks, St Louis, Missouri - Recruiting - (1883–1884)
- Presidio, California (September 1884 - September 1885); (October 1886 - June 1890)
- Fort Bowie, Arizona Territory - Geronimo Campaign - (September 1885 - October 1886); Scouting (June 1890 - December 1891)
Summarized from Bonney (1970).
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