Battle of Julesburg
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The Battle of Julesburg took place on January 7, 1865, near Julesburg, Colorado between 1,000 Cheyenne, Arapaho, and Lakota Indians and about 60 soldiers of the U.S. army and 40 to 50 civilians. The Indians defeated the soldiers and over the next few weeks plundered ranches and stagecoach stations up and down the South Platte River valley.
A painting of the Brule chieftain Spotted Tail, one of the leaders of the Sioux in the battle.
Cheyenne warrior George Bent and his wife Magpie in a photo taken many years after the battle
Julesburg, Colorado
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Julesburg is the statutory town that is the county seat and the most populous municipality of Sedgwick County, Colorado, United States. The population was 1,307 at the 2020 United States Census.
Entering Julesburg from the northeast.
Julesburg's former Union Pacific station is now a museum