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By Cosmos Mariner, August 14, 2023
Fighting in the Buttes Marker
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1 ► Nebraska, Dawes County, Crawford — 426 — Fighting in the Buttes —  |
| After escaping from Fort Robinson on January 9, 1879, the Cheyennes climbed the buttes to the south and fled through this area, pursued by Third Cavalrymen. Soldiers and Cheyennes fought sharp engagements west of here on January 11 and 13. The . . . — — Map (db m235873) HM | |||
| 2 ► Nebraska, Sioux County, Fort Robinson State Park — 86 — The Cheyenne Outbreak — |
| On September 9, 1878, after a year of suffering on an Oklahoma reservation, some 300 Northern Cheyenne Indians began a trek back to their homeland. Dull Knife's band of 149 Indians were captured and taken to Fort Robinson. For months they refused to . . . — — Map (db m9594) HM | |||