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Capture and Escape on the Western Plains in 1867
A first person account from 1867 describes a scouting mission with Robinson near the Republican River forks in Kansas. After a stampede by Sioux forces, they pursue captured survivors, witness a Pawnee village encounter, and endure tense disguises and near capture before a cavalry rescue ends the ordeal. The narrator details Indian reactions to his face mark, the strategic deception used to avoid torture, and the ongoing danger from Pawnee Killer and Red Trail.
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Custer
Republican River
Kansas
Robinson
the Forks
Forks Ee
McHenry
Fort Larned
Flatte
Henry
Ris
Brc- Henry
Jackzon
Jackson
Watcome
Dolians
Akeneria
Powiecti Fen
Omr
Praats
Soldier Creek
Red Trail
Pawnee
Carp
Pawnee-Riker
King
Tsan Robinson
Red Tral and Pawn
Mann
Plains
Blox
Jon Altar