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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…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1N4A_two-scenarios-fetterman-fight-december-21-1866_Banner-WY.html
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…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1N49_weapons-of-the-fetterman-fight_Banner-WY.html
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…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1N2B_northern-plains-indian-wars_Banner-WY.html
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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/HM1N25_fetterman-monument_Banner-WY.html
On July 3, 1908, Henry B. Carrington, Frances Grummond Carrington and veterans of the Fort Phil Kearny garrison attended a memorial ceremony to dedicate this monument. Colonel Carrington and others recounted the events surrounding the battle of De…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1N17_site-of-wagon-box-fight_Banner-WY.html
Site ofWagon Box FightAugust 2, 1867Marked by theState of Wyoming
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1MNJ_connor-battlefield-state-park_Ranchester-WY.html
Here Aug. 29,1865, troops andIndian scouts commandedby Gen. P.E. Connor destroyedan Arapahoe Indian village.Erected byThe Historical Landmark Commissionof Wyoming1936
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1M7J_stagecoach-roads-in-sheridan-county_Ranchester-WY.html
Bingham Post Office and stage station on the Rock Creek stage line was located from 1879 to 1885 at Benjamin F. Smith's ranch on the north side of the Tongue River, where the stage road crossed. The site is in a field west of the ranch buildings, …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1M7H_bozeman-trail_Ranchester-WY.html
Marked by theState of Wyoming1864
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1M7B_tongue-river-crossing_Ranchester-WY.html
Historically, this area of the Tongue River served as a trail and stage road crossing. The Boseman Trail, road to the Montana gold fields, crossed here beginning in 1864. The Bozeman cut through the Powder River Basin, violating the…