20 August 1886, Companies C and H, Eleventh Infantry, left Fort Buford, Dak., by boat to proceed to and take station at Fort Yates, Dak.
On 20 August 1886, Companies C and H of the Eleventh Infantry Regiment set sail from Fort Buford, North Dakota, by watercraft, destined for Fort Yates, North Dakota, where they would establish their base.