Sioux campaign journal, 1876
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Description
- Title
- Sioux campaign journal, 1876
- Creator
- Freeman, Henry Blanchard, 1837-1915
- Abstract
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The journal describes the expedition, under Col. John Gibbon's command, which marched down the Yellowstone to join Gen. Terry and Gen. Custer. It records councils with the Crow Indians, meeting Terry, arriving at the site of Custer's massacre, caring for the wounded, and burying the dead. The expedition marched back to the Rosebud, joined Crook's command pursuing Indians, and returned to Fort Shaw. There is a map of the battlefield
- Description
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Henry Blanchard Freeman, captain in command of six companies of the 7th Infantry.
Available on microfilm.
Original binding.
Corroborates the account of Lt. William L. English (WA MSS 171). - Provenance
- Gift of William Robertson Coe.
- Extent
- 1 19 cm. v. (79 p.) ;
- Extent of Digitization
- This object has been partially digitized.
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Call Number
- WA MSS 204
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
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Maps
Diaries United States - Resource Type
- unspecified
- Subject (Name)
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Freeman, Henry Blanchard, 1837-1915.
Gibbon, John, 1827-1896.
United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 7th. - Subject (Topic)
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Little Bighorn, Battle of the, Mont., 1876
Crow Indians
Black Hills War, 1876-1877 - Subjects
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Freeman, Henry Blanchard, 1837-1915
Gibbon, John, 1827-1896
United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 7th
Little Bighorn, Battle of the, Mont., 1876 > Maps
Crow Indians
Black Hills War, 1876-1877
United States
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- Rights
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
- Citation
- Henry Blanchard Freeman Sioux Campaign Journal. Yale Collection of Western Americana, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
Identifiers
- Catalog Record
- 3159216
- Object ID (OID)
- 16593725
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