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  • How An Important 1877 Soldier’s Diary Wound Up In A Wyoming Bank Vault

    08/08/2024 12:32:29 PM PDT · by Red Badger · 23 replies
    Cowboy State Daily ^ | August 8, 2024 | Jackie Dorothy
    Maj. George “Sandy” Forsyth’s 1877 diary was on its way to the Smithsonian in Washington, D.C., in 1960. But its owner decided it belongs in Wyoming where it was written, and it’s been in a Thermopolis bank vault for nearly 65 years. =================================================================== Gen. George A. "Sandy" Forsyth was a major when he was part of a company led by Gen. Philip Sheridan to the scene of Custer's battle at Little Big Horn a year after. He described the journey in an eloquent diary that's now in possession of the Hot Springs County Museum. (Cowboy State Daily Staff) ==================================================================== In...