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Diagram of the Situation at the Battle of Wounded Knee at the time the Indians opened fire

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Call NumberZ-1549Date[1891]SummaryPhoto reproduction of a map depicting location of United States troops and Native American Lakota Sioux, at the start of the Wounded Knee massacre, South Dakota. Shows: "soldiers tents, Indian tepees, Big Foot's tent, the Bee correspondent, General Foresythe, [sic] (Forsyth) Major Whiteside, Captain Wallace, Father Crafts, two interpreters, cavalry horses tied together; Captain Varnum's men, Lieut Taylor's scouts, Capt Nolan with mounted guard, Capt Wallace's Troop K, Co. G. 'Gray Horse Troop', hill on which Hotchkiss battery was located, ambulance wagon, ravine, Wounded Knee Road, road to Pine Ridge Agency, open field, log cabin, post office, and where the Indians escaped to hills.Type of MapMilitary mapsPhysical Description1 copy photonegative ; 10 x 13 cm (4 x 5 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectDakota Indians--War--South Dakota--Wounded KneeIndians of North America--War--South Dakota--Wounded KneeTeton Indians--War--South Dakota--Wounded KneeWounded Knee Massacre, S.D., 1890Wounded Knee (S.D.)Geographic AreaSouth DakotaCollectionMapsRelated MaterialOther formats available: 1 photographic print on card mount : albumen ; 14 x 22 cm (5 1/2 x 8 1/2 in.), and 1 photoprint ; 13 x 18 cm (5 x 7 in.)Type of MaterialAlbumen printsCard photographsFilm negativesMapsPhotographic printsLanguageeng

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Diagram of the Situation at the Battle of Wounded Knee at the time the Indians opened fire