In northern Dakota Territory in 1864 Company I, 30th Wisconsin Infantry began publishing a weekly newspaper, the Frontier Scout at Fort Union deep in Indian country on July 7, 1864. The 30th Wisconsin was taking part in General Alfred Sully’s campaigns against the Sioux. Garrisoned at Fort Union and then Fort Rice, the unit protect supply lines and peaceful Indians that gathered near the forts. The newspaper’s run was not…