The Battle Of December 6, 1866

CHARLES D SCHREIBEIS

Publication: Old Travois Trails, 1942, Banner, Wyoming

First Edition. Pictorial Wrappers. Pages [53]-66. Appears in Old Travois Trails, Volume III, Number 3, September-October, 1942. A group of ten warriors, including Crazy Horse, acted to lure a detachment of U.S. soldiers into an ambush. All 81 men under the command of Captain William J. Fetterman were then killed by the Native American warriors. At the time, it was the worst military disaster ever suffered by the U.S. Army on the Great Plains. The battle became a precursor for the Fetterman Massacre that occurred a few weeks later. Fine copy.

Inventory Number: 51225