 In June 1889, Captain Frazier Boutelle was appointed as the second acting superintendent of Yellowstone National Park and given command of the U.S. Army contingent (Company M, 1st Cavalry Regiment) in the park.Established as a park in 1872, Yellowstone was initially administered by civilian superintendents appointed by the Secretary of Interior.The Department of Interior was unable to establish sufficient control of the park to protect wildlife, geothermal other park resources.