Big Horn Expedition, August 15 To September 30, 1874. Companies B And D, Second Cavalry; Companies F, H, And M, Third Cavalry; Company H, Fourth Infantry; Company D, Thirteenth Infantry

MILLS, THIRD CAVALRY, CAPT ANSON [COMMANDED BY]

Publication: Privately printed, n d (ca 1874), N P

First edition. 8vo. Original printed wrappers, 15 pp., large fold-out map. The map traces the route of the Big Horn Expedition. "The Big Horn Expedition of 1874 was a significant military operation involving the United States Army against the Lakota Sioux and Cheyenne Indians in the Wyoming and Montana Territories. This expedition was part of the broader conflicts between the U.S. government and Native American tribes during that period. The operation aimed to assert control over the region and respond to Native American resistance against U.S. expansion and settlement. The discovery of gold in the Black Hills by soldiers under Lieutenant Colonel George A. Custer in 1874 intensified these conflicts, as the U.S. sought to acquire the land from the Sioux. The expedition solidified Lakota Sioux and Northern Cheyenne resistance against the United States attempt to force them to sell the Black Hills and live on a reservation, beginning the Great Sioux War of 1876." This is an account of an expedition in which Buffalo Bill was along as a scout. They were trailing an Indian war party and comment upon seeing buffalo and other types of game. Also included is a tragic account of a private being mauled by a bear. The man died shortly thereafter from his injuries. Spine neatly repaired else a fine, bright copy housed in a quarter leather and cloth clamshell case with titles stamped in gilt on the spine. This is a rare item and seldom offered for sale.

Inventory Number: 52969