Served in Dakota territory with my ggg uncle, Charles L fertile. Died in a blizzard Feb 14, 1866 between Forts Sisseton and Fort Abercrombie (Wahpeton).. originally interred at Abercrombie, when that fort was decommissioned, they were moved to Fort Abraham Lincoln, and that Forf closed they were moved to Custer national cemetery. There were five that perished-Albert Field, Charles Fertile, Lysander Harkness and two more. They were going ahead to prepare a halfway station between the two forts. The other men following. When the blizzard blew up, the main group returned to Sisseton, but the others were too far ahead to get word to. Their bodies were found in following weeks, some miles from the Twin Lake Station near Hankinson ND.
