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Sitting Bull 5000 fighting men
with him when he met the Seventh cavalry under the
Yelowhaired Chief" who rode valley of death
with less than three hundred following troopers 1t
the custom of the whites to speak every with
the reds in which the pale face loss
massacre The Custer affair massacre, but It
of the few fights in which whites
defeated which rightly could be called.
Red Clouds is suggestive of the warrior and
In the years that he made its Significance ter
rible With his braves he swept the settlements and
gave battle to the soldiery rarely giving heed to the
odds that might be against him.
Red Cloud was Sioux of the pure blood There
were always of the tribe who said that Sitting Bull
had trace of white in him. and to the fubood this
the equivalent OF dscredng him with streak OF
yellow. But this was only the Indian of looking
at II and Sitting Dull probably never showed towards
face to any foe matter what be the opinion of
aim as plainsmans general
In his old age Red Cloud is said to be object of
pity but it different story in the earlier days.
when his strong and his heart vehgeful.
Almost Immediately after the civil war Red Cloud met
in battle the edried heroes of that conflict they
found in him foe worthy of their skill and steel.
Mineral wealth had been discovered in Montana and
the rush of and settlers
for the government begin the erection of military
along the trail leading the praires the
mines. On the trail to the Powder river built Fort
Phil Kearney. While the troops ordered the
post the march overland. scout came riding
in to the column If he had death at his heels. Col
Fetterman in command. and after hurried talk
with the scout the rode forward leaving the column
at halt. Officer and scout skirted patch of timber
the banks of a small prairie stream from
which the view unbroken for miles. To the front
about 600 yards distant they solitary Sioux
warrior standing the plain with his thrust into
the ground at his side while from the end of the
on's handle futered bit of coored CLOTH 1t needed
but little frontier knowledge to make Interpretation Of
that signal 1t the Sioux sign of warning that
there must be trespassing the lands which
they held dominion
Warning 10 spurned.
Red Cloud, the chief. had ordered the warrior to
display what notice a menace. and
he terrible vengeance because his warning
had been spurned.
Eottp rOdp hack IN Tia comm nd know
well what the signal of the planted meant but,
soldier like. fully determined to disregard its conveyed
threat. pushed ahead with his men, throwing out
scouts to feel the The Indian sentinel had
ished had left his spear with its pennant of cloth
stand forbidding sign. Not another Sioux
the march to the new post but the scouts knew
Red Cloud not far OF and bding his time
few hours after the occupation OF the fort detail
soldiers sent with small train to cut
and to bring in needed timber Two hours later
rode in aud had barely time to tell his
before he unconscousness from the pain of
his wounds The timber detail by Sioux
and in imminent danger of death
In the fort were many swomen and children. the
wives and and daughters of the officers and
listed Col. Fetterman knew that he must leave
strong guard for the protection Of the post for the
draw away the troops and taking but 80 with
him. the commanding officer rode out to the of
surrounded soldiers. Not man Of the gallant
band rode back
That Fetterman and his exacted heavy price
for their goes without saying but how many
the savage followers of Red Cloud fell that day
man ever will know unless the chief
IN the hour his dotage day babble the tale
To the memory Of Fetterman fort bearing his name
ma in the wilderness the remembrance of the
memorial IL now passing News of the killing of
the troops to the aid of their fellows only
TO die the nearest garrison by courier who
made his way through the hostile country with peril
besetng every hoof stroke the path He eluded Red
CLOUD only by matching cunning against cunning and
the white craft the red.
Relief reached post. but by this time the whole
Noax nation had declared for and the northwest
vss asame nor did the fires of kinded by
Afn nxvt fnPU NM nj
aicker Of the lighting the battle field OF 'The
Mission" near Pine Ridge. 8. D., in the year 1891
arht sav the wounded brought in from the neld. He
Had seen the beginning the and he was the
witness Of ita end