Banner in Sheridan County, Wyoming — The American West (Mountains)
Big Nose
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 23, 2015
1. Big Nose . . . Marker
This is one in a series of markers that tell the story of the Fetterman Fight of December 21, 1866.
one of the Cheyenne members of the decoy party, is with you. He is riding a black horse belonging to Little Wolf, his brother, and is wearing Sweet Medicine Chiefs scalp shirt. His horse, tired from decoying the soldiers, stumbles during the charge.
Big Nose is hit and two warriors place him in the depression before you. His last request is that his head be placed up hill where he can breathe fresh air. After the battle, he dies and is buried with other warriors on the bluffs between here and the main camps. You recognize his bravery as a decoy and his death will become an honored account in the oral history of the Cheyenne.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Wars, US Indian.
Location. 44° 34.751′ N, 106° 50.553′ W. Marker is in Banner, Wyoming, in Sheridan County. It can be reached from Piney Creek Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Banner WY 82832, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Wyoming’s Powder River Basin. It is also in the American Mountain West. Globally, it is in North America, the Rocky Mountains, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: As the Attack Continues (within shouting distance of this marker); In the End . . . (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); You Pursue . . . (about 300 feet away); As a Cavalryman
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Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. See all of the markers on the Fetterman Fight Interpretive Trail.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 23, 2015
2. Big Nose . . . Marker
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 23, 2015
3. Marker on the Fetterman Battlefield
Credits. This page was last revised on February 15, 2026. It was originally submitted on August 22, 2015, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 719 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 22, 2015, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.
