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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1908
Page
21
A vivid reminiscence recalls shrewd jokers in the new Territory who admired mischief but failed to topple the Governor. They staged an elaborate trap with pickled oyster stew and champagne, hoping to intoxicate him, yet the Governor remained unimpressed and the ruse unfinished.
Story recounts Sergeant Major Kennedy sacrificing himself to kill a Cheyenne chief during the Washita engagement as a detachment, led by Major Powell, fortifies a camp against Red Cloud Sioux using wagon-iron barricades and new breech loading rifles while protecting wood-cutting parties and wagon trains.
An account of Major Powell's defense against Red Cloud's 3000 warriors at a small corral. Lieutenant Jenness is killed, Powell's 30 men hold the position with continuous rifle fire for hours, and Major Smyth arrives with 100 reinforcements as Red Cloud retreats.
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