Possibly the site of the Wagon Box Fight, between the United States Army and Native American Sioux and Cheyenne warriors; last major conflict of the Bozeman Trail conflicts Red Cloud's War) on August 2, 1867, Wyoming. A corral of wagon boxes helped the troops defeat the Sioux.
Description
1 photoprint : black-and-white ; 9 x 15 cm. (3 1/2 x 6 in.)
Subject
Cheyenne Indians--War--Wyoming; Dakota Indians--War--Wyoming; Indians of North America--War--Wyoming; Red Cloud's War, 1866-1867--Battlefields--Wyoming; Wagon Box Fight, Wyo., 1867--Battlefields--Wyoming; Battlefields--Wyoming
Format-Medium
Photograph
Rights Contact Information
Copyright restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History and Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library, at photosales@denverlibrary.org.
Reproduction Available for Purchase
Yes (digital reproduction)
Related Material
Image File: ZZR710031571
Notes
Condition: Print shows ink marks.; Title and "One of two sights claimed, (I am convinced this is correct sight F G Masters) hand-written on back of print.; R7100315715
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