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- Supply train in corrall [sic], near Custer City
- United States soldiers pose next to a corral of supply wagons with loosened canvas covers, near Custer City, Black Hills, Dakota Territory. Wagons brought tons of provisions to replenish the troops sent on Native American campaigns.
- Dakota Indians--War, 1876--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--War--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Campaigns & battles--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Carts & wagons--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.;...
- 1876
- Troops passing old Stockade, French Creek
- View of dismounted cavalrymen marching down French Creek, in front of Gordon Stockade, Black Hills, Dakota Territory (now South Dakota). United States soldiers, on Native American campaigns, wear makeshift uniforms and boots and carry Springfield...
- Dakota Indians--War, 1876--South Dakota--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--War--South Dakota--1870-1880.; South Dakota--1870-1880.; Campaigns & battles--South Dakota--1870-1880.; Cavalry--South Dakota--1870-1880.; Forts & fortifications--South...
- 1876
- Fifth cavalry leaving Custer City
- View of United States Fifth Cavalry on Native American campaigns as they ride in two columns leaving Custer City, Black Dakota Territory. Dust blows through the abandoned mining camp.
- Dakota Indians--War, 1876--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--War--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Custer City (S.D.)--1870-1880.; Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Campaigns & battles--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Cavalry--Dakota...
- 1876
- Gen. Cook's expedition and the Black Hills, corrall [sic] formed by the packs
- View of General George Crook's expedition camp on French Creek in the Black Hills, Dakota Territory, shows Chief Packer Tom Moore with his men with a circle corral of pack cushions, or aparejos, and campfire smoke. The United States army men lounge...
- Dakota Indians--War, 1876--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--War--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Campaigns & battles--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Soldiers--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Crook,...
- 1876
- Infantry camp in wickyups, on Whitewood
- View of an infantry camp on Whitewood, Black Hills, Dakota Territory, shows soldiers in the Native American campaigns with piles of their gear around small shelters constructed of willow rods and canvas scraps.
- Dakota Indians--War, 1876--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--War--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Campaigns & battles--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Soldiers--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.;...
- 1876
- Review of Col. Mills' Battallion, Black Hills
- View of Captain Anson Mills' Third Cavalry companies in battalion formation, on Native American Sioux campaigns in the Black Hills, Dakota Territory.
- United States. Army. Cavalry, 3rd--1870-1880.; Dakota Indians--War--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--War--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Cavalry--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Horseback...
- 1876
- Col. Royal and officers of the Third Cavalry
- U. S. Army Cavalry officers pose on a rock outcropping during the Native American Sioux campaigns, along French Creek in the Black Hills, Dakota Territory. Included are: First Lieutenant Joseph Lawson, Second Lieutenant James F. Simpson, Second...
- United States. Army. Cavalry, 3rd--1870-1880.; Dakota Indians--War--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--War--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Cavalry--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Military...
- 1876
- General Merritt's H. Q. in the field on Whitewood
- Cavalry officers lounge outside a tent under cottonwood trees, on Whitewood Creek, outside the Black Hills, Dakota Territory. They include: Second Lieutenant Julius H. Pardee, Twenty-third Infantry; First Lieutenant William C. Forbush, Fifth...
- Crook, George, 1829-1890--Journeys--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Merritt, Wesley, 1834-1910--Staff.; Dakota Indians--War--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--War--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Dakota Territory--1870-1880.;...
- 1876
- Gen. Merritt's H. Q. at the Rock of the Cross
- View of General Wesley Merritt's headquarters in the southern Black Hills, Dakota Territory, during the Native American Sioux campaigns, shows three tents, one with regimental markings of the Fourteenth Infantry, a Sibley heating stove between...
- Crook, George, 1829-1890--Journeys--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Merritt, Wesley, 1834-1910--Staff.; Dakota Indians--War--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--War--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Dakota Territory--1870-1880.;...
- 1876
- Gen. Crook's H. Q. in the field on Whitewood
- View of General George Crook's headquarters on Whitewood Creek, in the southern Black Hills, Dakota Territory, during the Native American Sioux campaigns, shows Crook in plain dress sitting on a tree root with his bearded headquarters staff and...
- Crook, George, 1829-1890--Journeys--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Dakota Indians--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Military officers--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.;...
- 1876
- Col. Mills, and officers of his Battallion, 3rd Cavalry
- Captain Anson Mills poses in front of a trophy tepee from the Slim Buttes battle in the southern Black Hills, Dakota Territory, with Lieutenant Colonel William B. Royall, Captain William H. Andrews, First Lieutenant Joseph Lawson, scout Frank...
- Crook, George, 1829-1890--Journeys--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; United States. Army. Cavalry, 3rd--1870-1880.; Dakota Indians--War--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--War--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Slim Buttes (S.D.),...
- 1876
- Gen. Cook's Army in camp, on French Creek, below old stockade
- View of General George Crook's expedition camp on French Creek in the Black Hills, Dakota Territory, shows United States lounging infantry men, brush and scrap canvas wickiups and lean-tos, and a few wall army tents in distance. These soldiers are...
- Crook, George, 1829-1890--Journeys--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Crook, George, 1829-1890--Staff.; United States. Army.--1870-1880.; Dakota Indians--War--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--War--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.;...
- [September 1876?]
- Gen. Crook's Army camp at Point of Rocks, near Buffalo Gap, Black H.
- View of General George Crook's expedition camp at Point of Rocks, near Buffalo Gap, Black Hills, Dakota Territory, shows a large rock formation with wall tents and covered wagons around it. The U. S. Army was on Native American campaigns to send...
- Crook, George, 1829-1890--Journeys--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; United States. Army.--1870-1880.; Dakota Indians--War--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--War--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Dakota Territory--1870-1880.;...
- 1876
- Col. Van Vliet and officers of his Battallion, 3rd Cavalry
- Colonel Frederick Van Vliet poses on a rock outcropping near Custer City, Black Hills, Dakota Territory, during the Native American Sioux campaigns with fellow Third Cavalry men: Second Lieutenant James F. Simpson, Second Lieutenant George F....
- Crook, George, 1829-1890--Journeys--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; United States. Army. Cavalry, 3rd--1870-1880.; Dakota Indians--War--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--War--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Dakota...
- 1876
- Bear Rock, from S., near Custer City
- View from the south of a deserted miner's log cabin in front of Bear Rock, near Custer City in the Black Hills, Dakota Territory.
- Crook, George, 1829-1890--Journeys--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Dakota Indians--War--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--War--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Abandoned buildings--Dakota...
- 1876
- Soldiers fighting over horse meat
- View of U. S. Army soldiers in a mock fight over horse meat, during the Native American campaigns, Black Hills, Dakota Territory. Soldiers in background continue to cut meat from the horse.
- Crook, George, 1829-1890--Journeys--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Dakota Indians--War--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Horsemeat--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--War--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Dakota Territory--1870-1880.;...
- 1876
- Fifth Cavalry leaving Custer City
- Two of Colonel Wesley Merritt's ten Fifth Cavalry companies pose in a long column outside of Custer City in the Black Hills, Dakota Territory. Nearly two thousand men took part in the Native American campaigns to send all Native American Sioux to...
- Crook, George, 1829-1890--Journeys--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Merritt, Wesley, 1834-1910--Staff.; United States. Army. Cavalry, 5th.--1870-1880.; Dakota Indians--War--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--War--Dakota...
- 1876
- Bear Rock, from the north, showing Bears Head
- View from the north of Bear Rock, near Custer City in the Black Hills, Dakota Territory.
- Crook, George, 1829-1890--Journeys--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Dakota Indians--War--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--War--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Rock formations--Dakota...
- 1876
- Gen. Crook's Army in camp, on French Creek, after arrival of train
- View of General George Crook's Native American campaign expedition camp on French Creek in the Black Hills, Dakota Territory, shows army canvas wall, A-frame, and small two man tents supplied by train, arranged in military organization. The...
- Crook, George, 1829-1890--Journeys--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; United States. Army--1870-1880.; Dakota Indians--War--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--War--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; French...
- 1876
- Maj. Noyes and officers of 2d Cavalry
- Captain Henry E. Noyes poses with six Second Cavalry officers on rock formations, during the Native American campaigns in the southern Black Hills, Dakota Territory. Possible identifications include from the top: Captain Thomas B. Dewees; next man...
- United States. Army. Cavalry, 2nd--1870-1880.; Dakota Indians--War--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--War--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Military officers--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Rock...
- 1876
- Gen. Crook ordaining Spotted Tail Chief of the Sioux, at Red Cloud Agency
- General George Crook stands next to Spotted Tail, he is proclaiming him Chief of all Sioux, Red Cloud Agency, Dakota Territory. Native American Sioux (Oglala) including chiefs Red Cloud and Red Leaf, stand with U. S. soldiers.
- United States. Army--1870-1880.; United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Red Cloud Agency--1870-1880.; Dakota Indians--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Oglala Indians--Dakota...
- 1876 October 24
- Buckskin Lodge, Sioux prisoners, Gen. Custer's battle flag, captured at the Battle of Slim Buttes, and the Officers in command of the charge
- View of seven Native American Sioux captured during the Slim Buttes battle in the southern Black Hills, Dakota Territory. General Crook's head scout, Frank Grouard is on their left and Second Lieutenant Frederick Schwatka, Third Cavalry is on the...
- Crook, George, 1829-1890--Journeys--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; United States. Army. Cavalry, 3rd--1870-1880.; Dakota Indians--War--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--War--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Slim Buttes (S.D.),...
- 1876 October 24
- Sioux captured at the battle of Slim Buttes
- Outdoor view of Native American Sioux including Charging Bear, women and children wrapped in blankets; captured during the Slim Buttes battle in the southern Black Hills, Dakota Territory.
- Crook, George, 1829-1890--Journeys--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Dakota Indians--Capture & imprisonment--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--Capture & imprisonment--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Slim Buttes (S.D.), Battle of,...
- 1876
- Soldier shooting abandoned horse, for meat
- A soldier aims his Springfield breech-loading rifle at an emaciated horse in the Black Hills, Dakota Territory. The U. S. Army ran out of provisions during the Native American campaigns and had to rely on horse meat for a short time.
- Dakota Indians--War--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--War--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Horses--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Shooting--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Soldiers--Dakota...
- 1876
- Stretcher with wounded man, from Battle of Slim Buttes
- View a two-horse litter with a wounded soldier, possibly First Lieutenant Adolphus H. Von Luettwitz, and an attendant along French Creek, Black Hills, Dakota Territory. The soldier is covered with a plaid blanket and tree boughs serve as a head...
- Dakota Territory--War--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--War--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Slim Buttes (S.D.), Battle of, 1876--Casualties--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Litters--Dakota...
- 1876
- Cinching (loading) pack mule with flour
- Tom Moore, General Crook's chief packer and another man tie wooden flour barrels to a mule in the Black Hills, Dakota Territory during the Native American Sioux campaigns.
- Dakota Indians--War--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--War--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Pack animals--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Crook, George, 1829-1890--Journeys--Dakota...
- 1876
- Soldiers fighting over horse meat
- View of U. S. Army soldiers in a mock fight over horse meat in the Black Hills, Dakota Territory, during the Native American Sioux campaigns. The cavalry man is on the ground receiving a blow while two other men cut meat from a horse.
- Crook, George, 1829-1890--Journeys--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Dakota Indians--War--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Horsemeat--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--War--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Dakota Territory--1870-1880.;...
- 1876
- Soldiers carry off horse meat
- View of U. S. Army soldiers butchering a horse during the Native American campaigns, Black Hills, Dakota Territory.
- Crook, George, 1829-1890--Journeys--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Dakota Indians--War--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Horsemeat--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--War--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Dakota Territory--1870-1880.;...
- 1876
- Soldiers cutting up abandoned horse
- View of U. S. Army soldiers as they cut the hide and a rear leg away from a dead horse during the Native American campaigns, Black Hills, Dakota Territory.
- Crook, George, 1829-1890--Journeys--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Dakota Indians--War--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Horsemeat--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--War--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Dakota Territory--1870-1880.;...
- 1876
- Travois with wounded man, from Battle of Slim Buttes
- View a wounded soldier on a travois constructed of two long poles pulled by a mule or horse with an attendant, along French Creek, Black Hills, Dakota Territory. The soldier is covered with a plaid blanket and is propped up with his pack.
- Dakota Territory--War--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--War--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Slim Buttes (S.D.), Battle of, 1876--Casualties--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Litters--Dakota...
- 1876
- Spotted Tail (Sin-te-ga-lis-ta) Chief of Brule Sioux
- Spotted Tail (Sinte Galeshka), his wife, and daughter, Native American (Brule Sioux) man and women, pose outdoors. Each person is wrapped in a blanket. Spotted Tail's daughter wears a hair pipe necklace and a dress decorated with teeth.
- Brulé Indians--1860-1880.; Dakota Indians--1860-1880.; Indians of North America--1860-1880.; Families--1860-1880.; Tribal chiefs--1860-1880.; Women--1860-1880.; Spotted Tail, 1823-1881--Family.; Spotted Tail, 1823-1881.
- [between 1869 and 1878]
- Grave of John Jordan Crittenden
- A soldier, in uniform, kneels and paints letters on the grave marker of Lieutenant J. J. Crittenden (20th Infantry), at the Little Bighorn Cemetery in Big Horn County, Montana. The marker reads: "J.J. Crittenden Lieut. 20 Infty."
- Cheyenne Indians--War--Montana--1870-1880.; Dakota Indians--War--Montana--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--War--Montana--1870-1880.; Little Bighorn, Battle of the, Mont., 1876--Cemeteries.; Little Bighorn Battlefield (Mont.)--1870-1880.;...
- [1876?]