‘Yellowstone’ highlights Montana’s long-forgotten connection to the Confederacy
- Written by Randi Lynn Tanglen, Professor of English and Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs, University of North Dakota
During and after the Civil War, thousands of Confederate soldiers resettled in the Big Sky State.Donovan Reese/Photodisc via Getty ImagesThe popular “Yellowstone” TV series, set and filmed in Montana, taps into a lesser-known chapter of the state’s history: its settlement by Confederates and ex-Confederates during and after the...
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