Marker on spot of Thornburgh Battle ground, monument, Sept 24 to Oct. 5 - 1879
Summary
View of a weathered sandstone marker commemorating the battle between Major Thomas T. Thornburgh's troops and Native American Utes at Milk Creek, Rio Blanco County, Colorado. Inscription reads: "In Memory Of Officers, Soldiers And Civilians Of The United States Army Here Killed And Wounded In Battle With The Utes, 29th September To 5th October 1879. Troops Engaged. Co's F And D Cavalry, E Of 3rd Cavalry, D Of 9th Cavalry, Killed. Major T. T. Thornburgh U.S.A. 1st Sergeant John Dolan. Wagoner Amos D. Miller. Private John Burns - Michael Firestone, Samuel McKee - Michael Lynch, Thomas Mooney - Charles Wright and Dominick Cuff. Wagon-Master William McKinstry. Teamster W. E. McGuire. Wounded. Captain J. S. Payne U.S.A. 2nd Lieut. J. V. S. Paddock U.S.A. Act'c Ass't. Surg. R. B. Crimes U.S.A. Sergeant John Merrill, Trumpeters Fredrick Sutcliff, John McDonald, Privates William Esser. James T Gibbs, John Hoavey(?), Emil Kussman, Eugene Patterson - Frank E. Simmons, Eugene Shickedonz - Gottlieb Steiger, Nicholas W. Heeney, Fredrick Bernhard, Thomas Lynch, Ernest Muller, Sergeants James Montgomery - Allen Layton, Corporals Charles T. Eichwurzell, Frank Hunter, Farrier William Schubert."
Date
[between 1927 and 1940?]
Notes
Formerly F3830.; Title hand-written on back of print.; R7100306936
Description
1 photonegative : glass ; 26 x 21 cm. (10 x 8 in.); 1 photoprint ; 26 x 21 cm. (10 x 8 in.)
Subject
Thornburgh, Thomas Tipton, 1843-1879--Monuments.; Indians of North America--Colorado--1920-1940.; Milk Creek (Rio Blanco County and Moffat County, Colo.), Battle of, 1879--Monuments.; Ute Indians--War--Colorado--1920-1940.; Battlefields--Colorado--1920-1940.; Monuments & memorials--Colorado--1920-1940.
Source
Source: City Hall.
Rights Statement
Restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History/Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library.
