Molly and Hamlin Pursue McDonald's Murderers in Indian Winter Trek
Sergeant Hamlin and Lieutenant Gaskins trail a Confederate officer’s killer band across snowbound plains. Molly, captured by LeFevre posing as Dupont kin, eludes pursuers as Hamlin and Custer converge on a hidden winter village. The pursuit leads to a high risk night attack by a force of eight hundred with Osage guides.
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McDonald
Fort Dodge
Molly
Lucia
Gaskins
Hamlin
Dupont
LeFevre
Hamin
Cimmaron
Wasson
Hughes
Fevre
Elliott
Washita
Sparling
Custer
Corbin
California
Joe
Eliott
The Battle With the Indians at Washita River
Custer leads a dawn assault on the Osage village at Washita with Hamlin and Corbin in support. The column bursts over the ridge and into the village amid fires, shouts, and close combat as troopers pursue a brutal charge through tepees and stampeding ponies.
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Corbin
California
Joe
Hamlin
Custer
Washita
Garry Owen
Pursuit Drill Amid Cheyenne Camp Discovery
Major Picott orders Corbin to ride to General Custer with word of a Cheyenne camp at Buffalo Creek containing about 150 warriors and up to 24 horses. The detachment plans to cross the Washita at dusk and press the pursuit, testing river depth before fording.
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Hamlin
Elliott
Corbin
Custer
Buffalo Creek
Washita
Picott
Sparling
Ready to Attack at a Rocky Ford
A chapter opens with a force preparing to strike near a ford described as rocky and dangerous. The ford’s narrowness adds peril to the operation and signals a high-risk crossing for the advancing party.
Orders for Custer forces to advance at dawn
The text details commands for the various forces to approach as close as possible without being seen, remain utterly quiet until daybreak, and not fire a shot until the trumpeter sounds the charge, after which all are to spur forward as one.
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Custer
Nearly Had the Leprechaun Tale of a Brock Irish Craic
A Scotland exhibited Irish leprechaun tale explains the fairy creature’s bark craft and hiding wealth. The crafty cobbler vanishes if watched briefly, leaving treasure eluding capture. A peasant finally glimpses wealth but loses it when garters appear on ragwort plants.
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Scotland
Ireland
Good Wishes From Home From Mrs Brown Letter
A wife writes from home to her husband away on business. She reports their baby is well and brighter, closing affectionately with Your loving wife.
Natural Instinct in a Puppy Love Tale
A humorous sketch portrays Billy's misread passion as puppy love. The narrator notes his constant shadowing of his inamorata like a devoted dog, highlighting the comical implications of youthful infatuation.
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Billy
Adage Revised Children Should Be Seen And Not Heard
The note reworks a familiar saying to stress silence while enjoying soup. It adds a playful aside about behavior at the table and the social expectation of quiet dining.
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Molly! McDonald
Sheridan
Black Kettle’s
Plains
Rasday
Borde
A.c.meclurg
Absorbine, JR
F.young
P.D.F
Temple St
Springfield
Mase
Post
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