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. . . the soldiers from Peno Creek. They retreat south up the hill along their road. A small group of them stop among some rocks to the north. Their fast shooting guns slow the attack, causing many casualties.The remaining soldiers retreat to thi…
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. . . the soldiers are surrounded and defeated. You begin gathering used arrows, soldier weapons, loose horses and tending your injured. Some warriors were hit by accident when warriors attacked from both sides of the trail.Other warriors strip a…
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Upon hearing rifle volleys north of Lodge Trail Ridge, Col. Carrington sent Captain Tenodor Ten Eyck with a relief column of 75 men to assist Fetterman.After the battle, Ten Eyck's testimony described the discovery of a valley full of Indians in w…
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The average age of an enlisted man in the United States Army was twenty-three years old. Although Fetterman's command included veterans of the Civil War, many of the men were inexperienced in Indian warfare and had limited training with their weap…
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Plains Indian warriors varied in age from teens into their thirties. Being superb horsemen and skilled marksmen with bow and arrow, these warriors used their athletic skills and knowledge of the terrain to trap their enemies. Although they often f…
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The Fetterman Fight was a clash of forces using different warfare tactics. In 1866, the military used Civil War tactics of massed soldiers formations under a central command using concentrated gunfire. The skirmish lines had men placed at interval…
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Officers generally carried Models 1860 Colt or 1858 Remington .44 caliber revolvers. They also carried M-1860 Light Cavalry sabers, like the cavalry.An Infantry Soldier carried a Springfield Model 1863 rifle-musket, .58 caliber. He was issued 40 r…
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By 1866, Twenty Years of Confrontation . . . . . . had occurred on the Northern Plains. Indian tribes clashed over the vast resources of food, water and grass. European Americans pressured all the tribes on the quest of mineral …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1N29_protecting-the-travelers-or-the-garrison_Banner-WY.html
The mission of the Fort Phil Kearny garrison was to guard travelers on the Bozeman Trail, but it soon became apparent that the guards would also need protection. Therefore, on July 13, 1866, Captain Tenador Ten Eyck began building a fort which had…
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Site ofFortPhil KearnyJuly 13, 1866August 1868Marked by theState of Wyoming