Gustavus Cheyney Doane
Gustavus Cheyney Doane | |
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Lt. Doane, 1875 | |
| Nickname(s) | Gus |
| Born | May 29, 1840 Galesburg, Illinois, US |
| Died | May 5, 1892 (aged 51) Bozeman, Montana, US |
| Buried | Sunset Hills Cemetery, Bozeman, Montana 45°40′31.93″N 111°01′35.38″W / 45.6755361°N 111.0264944°W |
| Branch | US Army |
| Years of service | 1862–1865, 1868–1892 |
| Rank | Captain |
| Battles / wars | American Civil War, Indian Wars |
Gustavus Cheyney Doane (May 29, 1840 – May 5, 1892) was a U.S. Army Cavalry Captain, explorer, inventor and Civil War soldier who played a prominent role in the exploration of Yellowstone as a member of the Washburn–Langford–Doane Expedition. Doane was a participant in the Marias Massacre of approximately 200 Piegan Blackfeet people (mostly women, children, and old men).