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Saga of Sitting Bull Pursuit Across Eastern Montana 1876
Lieutenant Frank D. Baldwin records a midwinter 1876 pursuit of Sitting Bull after the Battle of the Little Big Horn. He describes raft crossings on the Missouri, harsh weather, ice dangers, and a cautious engagement near the Missouri river with Indian camps and scouts guiding moves toward the elusive chief.
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Sitting Bull
Montana
Little Big Horn
Montanalou” Grill
Frank D. Baldwin
Missouri River
Nelson A. Miles
Baldwin
Montrose
Kelley
Miles
Mitchel
Squaw Creek
Carroll
Bennett
William Morin
Fort Peck
Boyd
Helena
Missouri
Morris
Fort Hawley
Fort Buford
Big Dry
Redwater
Hawley
Fourchette
Willow Creek
Porcupine
John Brughier
Milk River
Brughier
Buford Road
Assinniboine
Culbertson
Custer
Medicine Bear
Little Porcupine
Shield
Lincoln
Little Assinniboine
Mr. Lambert
Pull