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Calamity Jane Tells Own Life Story Found in Diary
The diary of Calamity Jane, attributed to the frontier figure, was found among the effects of late freighter Wills Sanderson. It recounts her youth in Missouri and the journey to Montana, with early riding exploits, battles with Indians, and her recruitment by General Custer as a scout, earning the name Calamity Jane after a fierce engagement near Goose creek in Wyoming. The text outlines her travels from Missouri to Virginia City, Utah, Fort Bridger, and battles through 1875 with Cust er, Miles, Terry, and Crook in pursuit of peace with the Sioux while guarding miners and settlers.
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Wills Sanderson
Musselshell County
Calamity Jane
Calamity
Sanderson
Old Coulson
Billings
The
West
Marthy Cannary
Princeton
Ohio
Missouri
Virginia City
Mont
Montana
Utah
Blackfoot
Salt Lake City
Fort Bridger
Wyoming Territory
Piedmont
Wyo
U. P. Railway
General Custer
Fort Russell
Arizona
Custer
Fort Sanders
Miles
Terry
Crook
Goose Creek
Wyoming
Sheridan
Egan
Captain Egan
Plains
Fort Custer
Custer City
Black Hills
Fort Laramie
Miles, Terry
Big Horn River
Platte River
Fort Fetterman
William Hickok
Wild Bill
Deadwood
Pony Express
United States Mail
Jack McCall
McCall
Shurdy
Bill
Fagan
Horse Creek
Yankton
Dakota
Crook City
Whitewood Creek
Overland Mail
Cheyenne
John Slaughter
Jane
Seventh Cavalry
Bear Butte Creek
7Th Cavalry
Fort Meade
Sturgis
Rapid City
Fort Pierre
Frank Witche
Fort Pierce
Fred Evans
Miles City
Yellowstone
California
Oregon
San Francisco
Texas
Fort Yuma
United States
el Paso
Clinton Burk
Boulder
Colo
Idaho
Washington
Black Hill
Kohl & Middleton
Palace Museum
Minneapolis
Kohl
Middleton
M. Burk