Call NumberX-31541Date1930-1960SummaryReproduction of a painting of the December 21, 1866 fight between the Native American Oglala Dakota Sioux and William J. Fetterman's troops. Shows a wagon and dead bodies, Native Americans with bows and arrows and on horseback, and a wounded horse.Physical Description1 copy negative ; 13 x 10 cm (5 x 4 in.); 1 photoprint ; 21 x 16 cm (8 1/4 x 6 1/2 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectDakota Indians--War--Wyoming--19th centuryFetterman Fight, Wyo., 1866Indians of North America--War--Wyoming--19th centuryOglala Indians--War--Wyoming--19th centuryFetterman, William J.--Homes and haunts.CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR710031541Type of MaterialArtFilm negativesPaintingsPhotographic printsNotesCondition: Print is torn. Formerly F27845. Title, numbered identification: "1. Fort Phill Kearny Massacre of Col C. 2nd. Cavalry, Dec. 21, 1866; 2. Stone Creek ford. We found the bodies of detail; 3. Guide Goose Neck Creek; 4. Holliday's Coach Road; 5. Monument, mark, site; 6. Only horse left C. C." and "this picture drawn in colors was done by John Gutherie, Co. C. 2nd Cav. 1865 to 1868, an eye witness of the tragedy. A guide card and a typed manuscript of six pages accompanies this picture. Wyoming State Historical Society." hand-written on back of print of a painting. R7100315414
My horse, Dave Dapple Gray, on detail the day of the massacre (1930-1960). Denver Public Library Digital Collections, accessed 09/12/2025, https://digital.denverlibrary.org/nodes/view/1046528
