Where a hundred soldiers were killed
Subtitle: the struggle for the Powder River country in 1866 and the making of the Fetterman myth
By: John H. Monnett.
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Albuquerque
Language: eng
Number of pages: 316
ISBN-13: 9780826345035
Subjects: United States. -- Army. -- Infantry Regiment, 18th; Fetterman Fight, Wyo., 1866; Powder River Expedition, 1865
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The sowing of the dragon; title: This land Is indian; title: The Overland circus : the 18th infantry enters the Powder River country; title: Lakotas strike to defend the Powder River country; title: Autumn of trial : the army view of the Powder River War in 1866; title: Wau-nee-chee : Lakotas unite for war/fetterman arrives at Fort Phil Kearny; title: Where a hundred soldiers were killed; title: Time of triumph, time of fear; title: The Achilles Syndrome : an essay on the making of the Fetterman myth.