Miles Campaign Against Sitting Bull Described In Letter
A Dec 21 1876 Tongue River Cantonment letter details Gen. Nelson A. Miles and his 489 infantrymen pursuing Sitting Bull north of the Yellowstone. It notes 600 miles marched through Montana snow, the rout of Sitting Bull’s 2,000 lodges and 1,000 warriors, and a key strike by Lieut. Frank D. Baldwin on Red Water Creek. It mentions harsh campaigning weather and hints at future actions against Crazy Horse.
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Fifth United States Infantry
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Frank D. Baldwin
Fifth Infantry
Baldwin
Mercury
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