Battle of Ash Hollow
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The Battle of Ash Hollow, also known as the Battle of Blue Water Creek or the Harney Massacre, was an engagement of the First Sioux War, fought on September 2 and 3, 1855, between United States Army s
An 1878 depiction of the Battle of Ash Hollow.
"Sketch of the Blue Water Creek embracing the field of action of the force under the command of Bv. Genl. W.S. Harney in the attack of the 3rd Sept. 1855, on the "Brule" Band of the Indian Chief Little Thunder."
Grattan massacre
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The Grattan massacre, also referred to as the Grattan Fight, was the initial conflict of the First Sioux War, occurring on August 19, 1854, between the United States Army and the Lakota Sioux warriors
Battle of Ash Hollow
…the fatalities; other women and children made up most of the prisoners they took. The Army planned this punitive expedition in retaliation for the "Grattan Massacre" in August 1854, and for raids by Lakota in its wake. The battle was the defining engagement of a short war between the US and the Lakota Sioux over…
Grattan Massacre marker, 2003
Red Cloud, late life photo.