Preservation Thursday: Powder River: Disastrous Opening to the Great Sioux War
September 10, 2015 |
Historian Paul Hedren from Omaha, Nebraska, will explore the clash between the U. S. Army and the Northern Cheyenne Indians on March 17, 1876, just west of the Black Hills. This was the first great battle in a war fully grounded in Black Hills gold. The fight went poorly for the army and three court-martials occurred in consequence. It was even more devastating to the Cheyenne people. Instead of avoiding this Indian war, they soon were enmeshed in all that followed, joining the great Indian coalition that fought Crook at the Rosebud and whipped Custer at the Little Big Horn. It all ties together – Black Hills gold – Powder River – Little Big Horn. Days of ‘76 Museum; 12:00 p.m. Admission by donation.
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Days of '76 Museum |
18 Seventy Six Drive
Deadwood, SD 57732 |
| Website:
www.deadwoodhistory.com |
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Rose Speirs |
| Email:
Rose@deadwoodhistory.com |
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605-722-4800 |
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605-717-0052 |
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