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Sioux campaign journal
Title
Sioux campaign journal, 1876.
Physical Description
1 v. (79 p.) ; 19 cm.
Language
English
Notes
Original binding.
Corroborates the account of Lt. William L. English (WA MSS 171).
Provenance
Gift of William Robertson Coe.
Biographical / Historical Note
Henry Blanchard Freeman, captain in command of six companies of the 7th Infantry.
Summary
The journal describes the expedition, under Col. John Gibbon's command, which marched down the Yellowstone to join Gen. Terry and Gen. Custer. It records councils with the Crow Indians, meeting Terry, arriving at the site of Custer's massacre, caring for the wounded, and burying the dead. The expedition marched back to the Rosebud, joined Crook's command pursuing Indians, and returned to Fort Shaw. There is a map of the battlefield.
Other formats
Available on microfilm.
Format
Archives or Manuscripts
Added to Catalog
June 01, 2002
References
Withington, M. C. Catalogue of Western Americana Manuscripts, 204.
Henry Blanchard Freeman Sioux Campaign Journal. Yale Collection of Western Americana, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
Cite as
Henry Blanchard Freeman Sioux Campaign Journal. Yale Collection of Western Americana, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Diaries - United States.
Occupation
Soldiers United States.
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