The Wagon Box Fight was an engagement which occurred on August 2, 1867, in the vicinity of Fort Phil Kearny during Red Cloud's War. A party of twenty-six U.S. Army soldiers and six civilians were atta
An illustration of the engagement
Wagon Box Fight site, near Fort Phil Kearny, Wyoming
Stone memorial to Wagon Box Fight site, near Fort Phil Kearny, Wyoming
Wyoming historical marker at Wagon Box site
Tomahawk is a 1951 American Western film directed by George Sherman and starring Van Heflin and Yvonne De Carlo. The film is loosely based on events that took place in Wyoming in 1866 to 1868 around F
Wagon Box Fight
…has designated the area as a state historic site; a large plaque explains the details of the fight. The fight is depicted in the 1951 Western film Tomahawk. American Indian Wars…