Letter Of The Secretary Of War, Communicating, In Compliance With A Resolution Of The Senate Of The 30th Ultimo, The Official Reports, Papers, And Other Facts In Relation To The Causes And Extent Of The Late Massacre Of United States Troops By Indians At Fort Phil. Kearney And Letter From The Secretary Of The Interior, Communicating, In Obedience To A Resolution Of The Senate Of The 30th Of January, Information In Relation To The Late Massacre Of United States Troops By Indians At Or Near Fort Phil. Kearney, In Dakota Territory.

EDWIN M. (SEC OF WAR) AND O.H. BROWNING (SEC OF THE INTERIOR) STANTON

Publication: Government Printing Office, 1867, Washington

First Editions. Disbound. 15pp. and 18pp. Senate. 39th Congress, 2nd Session. Ex. Docs. No. 15 and 16. The first official reports of the Secretary of War and the Secretary of the Interior in regard to the Fetterman Massacre, during which 3 officers, 90 enlisted men, and 2 civilians were massacred near Fort Philip Kearney by a force of 1000+ Sioux Indians, and a few Cheyenne and Arapaho warriors. An exceptionally important event that resulted in the abandonment of multiple military forts along the Bozeman Trail. Both reports are in fine condition. Protected in a custom clamshell box.