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The Battle of the Little Bighorn
General George Armstrong Custer's battle plan for the Battle of the Little Bighorn fought on the 25th June 1876 was deeply flawed
general custer • battle of the little big horn • us army • plains war • battle plan
General George Armstrong Custer's battle plan for the Battle of the Little Bighorn fought on the 25th June 1876 was deeply flawed
general custer • battle of the little big horn • us army • plains war • battle plan
George Armstrong Custer
On December 5, 1839, a baby boy was born in a farmhouse in New Rumley, Ohio. Little did his parents know that one day his name would be known around the world.
george armstrong custer • custers last stand • little bighorn • south dakota • mary alward
On December 5, 1839, a baby boy was born in a farmhouse in New Rumley, Ohio. Little did his parents know that one day his name would be known around the world.
george armstrong custer • custers last stand • little bighorn • south dakota • mary alward
Haunters of the Little Big Horn
Ghosts have been seen and heard on battlefields, and in the Stone House, Visitors Center and Apartment C.
ghosts of little bighorn • haunted little bighorn • haunted battlefield • montana ghosts • george armstrong custer
Ghosts have been seen and heard on battlefields, and in the Stone House, Visitors Center and Apartment C.
ghosts of little bighorn • haunted little bighorn • haunted battlefield • montana ghosts • george armstrong custer
Sitting Bull
Sitting Bull was one of the most respected chiefs of the Sioux tribe. His band was the last to submit to life on a reservation. This article tells the story of how he got his name and his rise to leadership of his people.
sioux • sitting bull • cheyenne • crow • arapaho
Sitting Bull was one of the most respected chiefs of the Sioux tribe. His band was the last to submit to life on a reservation. This article tells the story of how he got his name and his rise to leadership of his people.
sioux • sitting bull • cheyenne • crow • arapaho
The Indians at Little Bighorn
On June 25, 1876 Custer clashed with Sioux and other Indians at the Battle of the Little Bighorn. This article deals with some of the Indians, on both sides, who were involved in this historic battle.
custer • bighorn • varnum • sioux • benteen
On June 25, 1876 Custer clashed with Sioux and other Indians at the Battle of the Little Bighorn. This article deals with some of the Indians, on both sides, who were involved in this historic battle.
custer • bighorn • varnum • sioux • benteen
Custer's Not-So-Fighting Seventh Cavalry
Few troopers in Custer's famed unit had any combat experience when they rode against the Sioux at the Little Bighorn River in Montana.
custer • seventh cavalry • indians • native american • war
Few troopers in Custer's famed unit had any combat experience when they rode against the Sioux at the Little Bighorn River in Montana.
custer • seventh cavalry • indians • native american • war
Crazy Horse: Oglala Sioux Warrior
After witnessing the Grattan and Harney Massacres, Curly, who later took the name of Crazy Horse, skyrocketed into the most feared warrior of the American Plains Indians.
crazy horse oglala sioux warrior • crazy horse man and legend • grattan and harney massacres • battle of the little bighorn • crazy horse's vision
After witnessing the Grattan and Harney Massacres, Curly, who later took the name of Crazy Horse, skyrocketed into the most feared warrior of the American Plains Indians.
crazy horse oglala sioux warrior • crazy horse man and legend • grattan and harney massacres • battle of the little bighorn • crazy horse's vision
George Armstrong Custer
The life, times and violent death of one of America's most controversial generals.
general george armstrong custer • military commander • seventh cavalry • battle of the little bighorn • civil war
The life, times and violent death of one of America's most controversial generals.
general george armstrong custer • military commander • seventh cavalry • battle of the little bighorn • civil war
Pompey's Pillar
Pompey's Pillar, near Montana's magnificent Yellowstone River, first came into history when William Clark of Lewis and Clark fame carved his name there.
william clark • lewis and clark • pompey's pillar national monument • jean baptiste charbonneau • sacagawea
Pompey's Pillar, near Montana's magnificent Yellowstone River, first came into history when William Clark of Lewis and Clark fame carved his name there.
william clark • lewis and clark • pompey's pillar national monument • jean baptiste charbonneau • sacagawea
Sitting Bull
Sitting Bull was the last of the great War Chiefs to defy the U.S. Government and try to preserve his people's ancestral home and heritage.
chief sitting bull • the black hills gold rush • general george armstrong custer • the battle of little bighorn • buffalo bill cody’s wild west
Sitting Bull was the last of the great War Chiefs to defy the U.S. Government and try to preserve his people's ancestral home and heritage.
chief sitting bull • the black hills gold rush • general george armstrong custer • the battle of little bighorn • buffalo bill cody’s wild west
Custer's Last Stand (Part 1)
There were many reasons for Custer's defeat at the Battle of the Little Bighorn. Some are outlined in this article. One thing is clear: his forces were far outnumbered by the Sioux by a factor of about ten to one.
little big horn • rosebud • yellowstone • far west • terry
There were many reasons for Custer's defeat at the Battle of the Little Bighorn. Some are outlined in this article. One thing is clear: his forces were far outnumbered by the Sioux by a factor of about ten to one.
little big horn • rosebud • yellowstone • far west • terry
Biography of Ben Nighthorse Campbell
Ben Nighthorse Campbell grew up as a scrappy loner who found himself through judo. For 12 years, he represented Colorado as the only Native American in the U.S. Senate.
biography of ben nighthorse campbell • life of ben nighthorse campbell • senator ben nighthorse campbell • northern cheyenne • council of 44 chiefs
Ben Nighthorse Campbell grew up as a scrappy loner who found himself through judo. For 12 years, he represented Colorado as the only Native American in the U.S. Senate.
biography of ben nighthorse campbell • life of ben nighthorse campbell • senator ben nighthorse campbell • northern cheyenne • council of 44 chiefs
Crow Fair in Montana
To enjoy an authentic Native American event , consider attending Crow Fair, which takes place every August in Crow Agency, Montana, less than an hour from Billings.
native americans • indians • rodeo • pow wow • horses
To enjoy an authentic Native American event , consider attending Crow Fair, which takes place every August in Crow Agency, Montana, less than an hour from Billings.
native americans • indians • rodeo • pow wow • horses
Ghost Town
Just at the stroke of midnight a ghostly Ghost Town appears on the plains. The town is populated with the ghosts of the Earps, Doc. Holiday, Jesse and Frank James, Wild Bill Hickok, Billy the Kid, and many other western notables.
ghost town • jesse • frank • james • hickok
Just at the stroke of midnight a ghostly Ghost Town appears on the plains. The town is populated with the ghosts of the Earps, Doc. Holiday, Jesse and Frank James, Wild Bill Hickok, Billy the Kid, and many other western notables.
ghost town • jesse • frank • james • hickok
Many Natives Fight at Rosebud
. . . like bees swarming out of a hive
battle of the rosebud • sitting bull • crazy horse • general george crook • like bees swarming out of a hive
. . . like bees swarming out of a hive
battle of the rosebud • sitting bull • crazy horse • general george crook • like bees swarming out of a hive
Custer's Last Stand (Part 2)
In a day and a half of fighting, the 7th Cavalry lost three-fourths of its men. The Sioux, and their allies the Cheyenne, decimated the army, without much loss to themselves. Custer did not get his wish of becoming president of the United States.
little big horn • rosebud • yellowstone • bighorn • george armstrong custer
In a day and a half of fighting, the 7th Cavalry lost three-fourths of its men. The Sioux, and their allies the Cheyenne, decimated the army, without much loss to themselves. Custer did not get his wish of becoming president of the United States.
little big horn • rosebud • yellowstone • bighorn • george armstrong custer
History at SuiteU
Go internet and journey into History at SuiteU!
tudors • tudor period • tudor england • henry viii • catherine of aragon
Go internet and journey into History at SuiteU!
tudors • tudor period • tudor england • henry viii • catherine of aragon
The Loves of Jefferson Davis
Jefferson Davis' first wife dies shortly after their marriage. Some years later, he marries teenaged Varina Howell.
jefferson davis • american civil war • confederacy • varina howell davis • wisconsin
Jefferson Davis' first wife dies shortly after their marriage. Some years later, he marries teenaged Varina Howell.
jefferson davis • american civil war • confederacy • varina howell davis • wisconsin
Chief Crazy Horse
An informative look at the life, times and death of this brave Native-American chieftain whose name is forever linked with that of General George Armstrong Custer
chief crazy horse • oglala sioux • grattan massacre • conquering bear • fetterman's massacre
An informative look at the life, times and death of this brave Native-American chieftain whose name is forever linked with that of General George Armstrong Custer
chief crazy horse • oglala sioux • grattan massacre • conquering bear • fetterman's massacre
Columbus Day Controversy
Non-aboriginal viewpoint - guest writer Nanette Croce explores Native American and Italo-American tensions around Columbus Day. Celebrating diversity or genocide?
cristofero colombo • native american columbus day • columbus day protest • columbus genocide • columbus indians
Non-aboriginal viewpoint - guest writer Nanette Croce explores Native American and Italo-American tensions around Columbus Day. Celebrating diversity or genocide?
cristofero colombo • native american columbus day • columbus day protest • columbus genocide • columbus indians
A New Wild West
In time, the west became dotted with cattle towns, homesteads, and ranches. A new kind of wild critter was inhabiting the west.
wild west • cattle towns • american history • soiled doves • wild bill hickok
In time, the west became dotted with cattle towns, homesteads, and ranches. A new kind of wild critter was inhabiting the west.
wild west • cattle towns • american history • soiled doves • wild bill hickok
Historical July, part 1
Although the American Independents Day is the primary event celebrated in July many other historical events also occurred in July such as the Donner Party deciding to split off from their main group and the Whitman-Spalding party of missionaries reaching Independents Rock.
july • independents • fireworks • america • united states
Although the American Independents Day is the primary event celebrated in July many other historical events also occurred in July such as the Donner Party deciding to split off from their main group and the Whitman-Spalding party of missionaries reaching Independents Rock.
july • independents • fireworks • america • united states
Jim Bridger, part 1
At age 18, Jim Bridger joins Gen. William Ashley's fur-trapping expedition to the headwaters of the Missouri. Later he takes a bull-boad down the Bear River and discovers the Great Salt Lake in Utah. He becomes a partner of the Rocky Mountain Fur Company.
bridger • sublette • fitzpatrick • fraeb • gervais
At age 18, Jim Bridger joins Gen. William Ashley's fur-trapping expedition to the headwaters of the Missouri. Later he takes a bull-boad down the Bear River and discovers the Great Salt Lake in Utah. He becomes a partner of the Rocky Mountain Fur Company.
bridger • sublette • fitzpatrick • fraeb • gervais
KIT CARSON: The Runaway Boy
In 1826, when Kit Carson was sixteen years old, he ran away from his home and job as a saddle maker in Franklin, Missouri. Kit was small for his age but he knew he wanted to be a Mountain Man. He had become acquainted with Charles Bent and Ceran St. Vrain who were fitting out an enormous wagon train filled with trade goods to take to Santa Fe. After Kit talked Bent into hiring him he was on his way to Santa Fe, and would later become one of the noted Mountain Men in the fur trade.
kit carson • franklin • missouri • santa fe • charles bent
In 1826, when Kit Carson was sixteen years old, he ran away from his home and job as a saddle maker in Franklin, Missouri. Kit was small for his age but he knew he wanted to be a Mountain Man. He had become acquainted with Charles Bent and Ceran St. Vrain who were fitting out an enormous wagon train filled with trade goods to take to Santa Fe. After Kit talked Bent into hiring him he was on his way to Santa Fe, and would later become one of the noted Mountain Men in the fur trade.
kit carson • franklin • missouri • santa fe • charles bent
Scout and Hunter Buffalo Bill Cody
Buffalo Bill Cody rose from humble beginnings to become so famous that his name inspires images of the Wild West.
buffalo bill cody • wild west show • buffalo bill • indian fighter • scout
Buffalo Bill Cody rose from humble beginnings to become so famous that his name inspires images of the Wild West.
buffalo bill cody • wild west show • buffalo bill • indian fighter • scout
Story Catcher of the Plains Book Review
Helen Winter Stauffer writes an in depth biography on the top ranked writer of Nebraska's history in fiction and nonfiction.
story catcher of the plains • mari sandoz • helen winter stauffer • kearney state college english professor • mari sandoz writer historian
Helen Winter Stauffer writes an in depth biography on the top ranked writer of Nebraska's history in fiction and nonfiction.
story catcher of the plains • mari sandoz • helen winter stauffer • kearney state college english professor • mari sandoz writer historian
The Cow or the Buffalo
Traffic along the westward trails increase. Buffalo killed to subdue the Indians. Towns established in the west.
the cow or the buffalo • west not big enough for both • traffic on the western trails • fort laramie wyoming • oregon trail
Traffic along the westward trails increase. Buffalo killed to subdue the Indians. Towns established in the west.
the cow or the buffalo • west not big enough for both • traffic on the western trails • fort laramie wyoming • oregon trail
The Railroad, part 14
In May of 1869 the Union and Central Pacific Railroads reach Promontory City, Utah where they are to connect. Delays occur when heavy rain washes out so of the tracks and an angry unpaid mob of railroad workers take some railroad officials prisoner until they are paid.
railroad • promontory • utah • union • central
In May of 1869 the Union and Central Pacific Railroads reach Promontory City, Utah where they are to connect. Delays occur when heavy rain washes out so of the tracks and an angry unpaid mob of railroad workers take some railroad officials prisoner until they are paid.
railroad • promontory • utah • union • central
The Railroad, part 9
The Central Pacific Railroad is nearing the Sierra Mountains and they are having trouble finding and hiring enough workers, and many of those hired leave the railroad and head for the Nevada gold fields. Charles Crocker convinces his chief of staff, James Harvey Strobridge, to hire Chinese workers when the Irish go on strike.
railroad • chinese • sierra • crocker • sacramento
The Central Pacific Railroad is nearing the Sierra Mountains and they are having trouble finding and hiring enough workers, and many of those hired leave the railroad and head for the Nevada gold fields. Charles Crocker convinces his chief of staff, James Harvey Strobridge, to hire Chinese workers when the Irish go on strike.
railroad • chinese • sierra • crocker • sacramento
The Sagers Go West, part 11
Frank Sager continues his battle with the school teacher. Mrs. Whitman declares there will be no Christmas because it is a pagan holiday. By spring Frank has had enough and runs away. The son of a Walla Walla chief is killed by white men and the Indians declare they will kill Doctor Whitman and one of Hudson’s Bay chief factors.
sager • whitman • walla walla • cayuse • spokanes
Frank Sager continues his battle with the school teacher. Mrs. Whitman declares there will be no Christmas because it is a pagan holiday. By spring Frank has had enough and runs away. The son of a Walla Walla chief is killed by white men and the Indians declare they will kill Doctor Whitman and one of Hudson’s Bay chief factors.
sager • whitman • walla walla • cayuse • spokanes
The Sagers Go West, part 4
Just a few hours from Fort Laramie Catherine Sager jumps from the moving covered wagon and breaks her leg. Henry Sager and his two sons fall sick with camp fever. The two boys recover but Mr. Sager, after asking Captain Shaw to take his family one to the Whitman Mission in Oregon, dies and is buried beside Green River, leaving his family alone to find a way to make it to Oregon Country.
sager • henry • naomi • catherine • shaw
Just a few hours from Fort Laramie Catherine Sager jumps from the moving covered wagon and breaks her leg. Henry Sager and his two sons fall sick with camp fever. The two boys recover but Mr. Sager, after asking Captain Shaw to take his family one to the Whitman Mission in Oregon, dies and is buried beside Green River, leaving his family alone to find a way to make it to Oregon Country.
sager • henry • naomi • catherine • shaw
Alfred Waud
Prolific Civil War artist Alfred Waud sketched major battles from First Bull Run in 1861 to General Robert E. Lee's departure from Appomattox Court House in 1865.
alfred waud • civil war • civil war history • civil war pictures • civil war artist
Prolific Civil War artist Alfred Waud sketched major battles from First Bull Run in 1861 to General Robert E. Lee's departure from Appomattox Court House in 1865.
alfred waud • civil war • civil war history • civil war pictures • civil war artist
Americas Black West, part 1
Esteban Dorantes, around 1527, looks for the Seven Cities of Gold in Arizona and New Mexico. In the late 1700s Jean Baptiste Pointe du Sable establishes a fur trading business on the Chicago River. In 1804, York as the slave of William Clark travels westward with the Corps of Discovery. James Beckwourth, fur trapper and mountain man, becomes a member of a Crow Indian band. Benjamin Singleton, following the Civil War, endorses movement of freed blacks to Kansas.
nicodemus • esteban dorantes • jean baptiste pointe du sable • york • william clark
Esteban Dorantes, around 1527, looks for the Seven Cities of Gold in Arizona and New Mexico. In the late 1700s Jean Baptiste Pointe du Sable establishes a fur trading business on the Chicago River. In 1804, York as the slave of William Clark travels westward with the Corps of Discovery. James Beckwourth, fur trapper and mountain man, becomes a member of a Crow Indian band. Benjamin Singleton, following the Civil War, endorses movement of freed blacks to Kansas.
nicodemus • esteban dorantes • jean baptiste pointe du sable • york • william clark
Elinore Rupert Stewart
Elinore Rupert, a young widow with a little daughter, travels west to become the housekeeper and cook for Wyoming rancher Clyde Stewart.
elinore rupert stewart • clyde • wyoming • denver • colorado
Elinore Rupert, a young widow with a little daughter, travels west to become the housekeeper and cook for Wyoming rancher Clyde Stewart.
elinore rupert stewart • clyde • wyoming • denver • colorado
Historical July, part 2
Although the American Independents Day is the primary event celebrated in July many other historical events also occurred in July such as the Donner Party deciding to split off from their main group and the Whitman-Spalding party of missionaries reaching Independents Rock.
july • independents • fireworks • america • united states
Although the American Independents Day is the primary event celebrated in July many other historical events also occurred in July such as the Donner Party deciding to split off from their main group and the Whitman-Spalding party of missionaries reaching Independents Rock.
july • independents • fireworks • america • united states
Jessie and Her Pathfinder, part 1
Jessie Benton, daughter of Senator Thomas Hart Benton, grew up in Virginia, Missouri, and Washington D. C. At the age of 15 she meets and falls in love with John Charles Fremont. Her parents extract a promise from the young couple to wait one year before marrying.
fremont • john • charles • jessie • benton
Jessie Benton, daughter of Senator Thomas Hart Benton, grew up in Virginia, Missouri, and Washington D. C. At the age of 15 she meets and falls in love with John Charles Fremont. Her parents extract a promise from the young couple to wait one year before marrying.
fremont • john • charles • jessie • benton
Jessie and Her Pathfinder, part 2
Jessie Fremont spends Christmas at home alone with her and John’s baby daughter, Lily. Fremont makes another exploration. Jessie has a second child, a son who does not live long. Fremont is dubbed The Pathfinder. Gold is discovered in California and Jessie and Lily travel west.
fremont • john • charles • jessie • benton
Jessie Fremont spends Christmas at home alone with her and John’s baby daughter, Lily. Fremont makes another exploration. Jessie has a second child, a son who does not live long. Fremont is dubbed The Pathfinder. Gold is discovered in California and Jessie and Lily travel west.
fremont • john • charles • jessie • benton
Jessie and Her Pathfinder, part 3
Fremont is elected senator from California. The Fremonts lose money on their ranch and a railroad investment. Jessie gives birth to two more children, and one son and daughter die. Fremont is a presidential candidate for the Republican Party. The Civil War begins.
fremont • john • charles • jessie • benton
Fremont is elected senator from California. The Fremonts lose money on their ranch and a railroad investment. Jessie gives birth to two more children, and one son and daughter die. Fremont is a presidential candidate for the Republican Party. The Civil War begins.
fremont • john • charles • jessie • benton
Jim Bridger, part 2
Fort Bridger becomes an important stopping place on the Oregon Trail until the Mormons run him out. The Mormons destroy the fort but the Army takes it over and rebuilds it. It is finally abanded by the Army in 1890. Bridger retires from the fur trade and settles on a farm in Missouri until his death in 1881.
bridger • oregon • green river • uintah mountains • mormons
Fort Bridger becomes an important stopping place on the Oregon Trail until the Mormons run him out. The Mormons destroy the fort but the Army takes it over and rebuilds it. It is finally abanded by the Army in 1890. Bridger retires from the fur trade and settles on a farm in Missouri until his death in 1881.
bridger • oregon • green river • uintah mountains • mormons
JOE MEEK BECOMES A MOUNTAIN MAN
Joe Meek was a very young man when he left his Virginia home for the west. In St. Louis he saw many wonderful sites but what caught his eye most were the mountain men. After sighing on with Bill Sublette's fur company Joe learned just what kind of a man it took to become a mountain man.
joe • meek • sublette • st. louis • cumberland
Joe Meek was a very young man when he left his Virginia home for the west. In St. Louis he saw many wonderful sites but what caught his eye most were the mountain men. After sighing on with Bill Sublette's fur company Joe learned just what kind of a man it took to become a mountain man.
joe • meek • sublette • st. louis • cumberland
Mandan
This is a history of the Mandan Indians, dating back some eight hundred years ago as they migrated westward, following the Missouri River. In time, they met white men. Then, in 1838, the deadly small pox nearly destroyed them.
mandan • indians • missouri river • native americans • plains
This is a history of the Mandan Indians, dating back some eight hundred years ago as they migrated westward, following the Missouri River. In time, they met white men. Then, in 1838, the deadly small pox nearly destroyed them.
mandan • indians • missouri river • native americans • plains
Medora's Musical , Other Shows & Outdoor Sports
Scenery, shopping and museum-hopping aren't the Medora/Badlands area's only attractions. Top-drawer entertainment and unique outdoor sports bring visitors, too.
the play bully • 4-m review • medora musical • pitchfork fondue • bully pulpit golf course
Scenery, shopping and museum-hopping aren't the Medora/Badlands area's only attractions. Top-drawer entertainment and unique outdoor sports bring visitors, too.
the play bully • 4-m review • medora musical • pitchfork fondue • bully pulpit golf course
Searching for Veterans in National Cemeteries
Most people have heard of Arlington National Cemetery, but not so well known are the many other cemeteries and monuments that honor the veterans of many wars.
veterans • cemeteries • genealogy • burials • memorials
Most people have heard of Arlington National Cemetery, but not so well known are the many other cemeteries and monuments that honor the veterans of many wars.
veterans • cemeteries • genealogy • burials • memorials
Texas Billy Thompson
William “Texas Billy” Thompson came to Texas with his family at an early age from Knottingley, England. During his violent and unlucky life he managed to kill two good friends, in separate incidents. He was shot in a gun battle in Kansas and nursed back to health by Bat Masterson only to be killed eight years later in another gunfight in Laredo, Texas.
texas billy • william thompson • bat masterson • england • texas
William “Texas Billy” Thompson came to Texas with his family at an early age from Knottingley, England. During his violent and unlucky life he managed to kill two good friends, in separate incidents. He was shot in a gun battle in Kansas and nursed back to health by Bat Masterson only to be killed eight years later in another gunfight in Laredo, Texas.
texas billy • william thompson • bat masterson • england • texas
The Outlaw Who Got Away--Or Did He? part 1
Did the outlaw Robert LeRoy Parker, better know as Butch Cassidy, die by the gun in South America? Or did he return to the United States and live out his life as William Phillips in Spokane, Washington?
butch • cassidy • robert • leroy • parker
Did the outlaw Robert LeRoy Parker, better know as Butch Cassidy, die by the gun in South America? Or did he return to the United States and live out his life as William Phillips in Spokane, Washington?
butch • cassidy • robert • leroy • parker
The Railroad, part 1
On February 22, 1854 the railroad reached the Mississippi River in the vicinity of Rock Island, Illinois and Davenport, Iowa. A grand celebration was made honoring promoter Henry Farnam as well as many others.
railroad • rock island • farnam • mississippi • missouri
On February 22, 1854 the railroad reached the Mississippi River in the vicinity of Rock Island, Illinois and Davenport, Iowa. A grand celebration was made honoring promoter Henry Farnam as well as many others.
railroad • rock island • farnam • mississippi • missouri
The Railroad, part 10
Strobridge and Crocker are so pleased with his Chinese workers that they continue to hire them until the Chinatowns of Sacramento and San Francisco are nearly empty. A shale wall some 2,000 feet high is blasted out by the Chinese.
railroad • chinese • sierra • crocker • sacramento
Strobridge and Crocker are so pleased with his Chinese workers that they continue to hire them until the Chinatowns of Sacramento and San Francisco are nearly empty. A shale wall some 2,000 feet high is blasted out by the Chinese.
railroad • chinese • sierra • crocker • sacramento
The Railroad, part 11
The Kansas Pacific reaches Fort Riley, Kansas in 1866 where Custer is forming the Seventh Cavalry. The following year the track extend to Abilene and Ellsworth. William Cody is supply the construction crews with meat. Soon, the cattle drives begin and the cow town is born.
railroad • kansas pacific • smoky hills • custer • cody
The Kansas Pacific reaches Fort Riley, Kansas in 1866 where Custer is forming the Seventh Cavalry. The following year the track extend to Abilene and Ellsworth. William Cody is supply the construction crews with meat. Soon, the cattle drives begin and the cow town is born.
railroad • kansas pacific • smoky hills • custer • cody
The Railroad, part 12
In 1844 Asa Whitney envisioned a railroad, stretching across the United States from ocean to ocean and began seeking possible routes that would reach from Lake Michigan to the Pacific Coast. Before Congress he proposes such a railroad, asked for a vast land grant, and assures Congress that the Indians will be of no concern. In the next ten years many Indian tribes are forced to concede thousands of acres with some tribes being removed to Indian Territory. The Union Pacific is given until July 1, 1876, to reach the western boundary of Nevada Territory, and God help anyone, white or red, who stands in its way.
railroad • asa whitney • indians • native americans • plains indians
In 1844 Asa Whitney envisioned a railroad, stretching across the United States from ocean to ocean and began seeking possible routes that would reach from Lake Michigan to the Pacific Coast. Before Congress he proposes such a railroad, asked for a vast land grant, and assures Congress that the Indians will be of no concern. In the next ten years many Indian tribes are forced to concede thousands of acres with some tribes being removed to Indian Territory. The Union Pacific is given until July 1, 1876, to reach the western boundary of Nevada Territory, and God help anyone, white or red, who stands in its way.
railroad • asa whitney • indians • native americans • plains indians
The Railroad, part 13
The Central Pacific advances down the eastern slope of the Sierras and prepares to cross Nevada. The Union Pacific reaches Utah Territory, but bypasses the Mormon city of Salt Lake. Brigham Young invests in the UP Railroad and provides Mormon railroad workers.
railroad • brigham young • mormons • salt lake city • later day saints
The Central Pacific advances down the eastern slope of the Sierras and prepares to cross Nevada. The Union Pacific reaches Utah Territory, but bypasses the Mormon city of Salt Lake. Brigham Young invests in the UP Railroad and provides Mormon railroad workers.
railroad • brigham young • mormons • salt lake city • later day saints
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