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Pension drive for descendants of Big Hole volunteers in Montana
Congressman Evans recounts the bloodiest Big Hole fight with Nez Perce in which 34 volunteers joined Col. Gibbon and faced heavy losses. He urges pension to descendants, noting war records omit these volunteers and a government monument exists without official recognition.
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Congressman Evans
the Big Hole
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John M. Evans
War Department
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Custer
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Balaklava
Gettysburg
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Richfield
Diljon
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