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Your State
Box Fight, August 2,
site is located on U. S.
87, midway between
and Buffalo, Wyoming.
Red Cloud, flushed with
of the complete de-
annihilation of Bvt. Lt.
was now riding
of confidence extended
by his Indian allies, the
as well as his own
of Sioux. He waited his
to repeat the same perfor-
and finally felt the time
when by bits of broken
glass, a message was sig-
him by his dog soldiers
wood detail was issuing
Ft. Phil Kearny. The
August 1, 1867.
Red Cloud did not know
the Army, hampered by
shot rifles in a bad
repair, had been issued
loading rifles during
months of 1867. The
Red Cloud was go-
was,not only armed
new weapon but they
with them an unusually
Lion. Fur-
they were commanded
of the old school,
a James Powell, Command-
Company, Twenty-seven-
Captain Powell, it is
turned his wagons over
Post blacksmith several
to leaving the Fort.
had fastened
iron on the broad bet-
the wagons which would
or bullet. Powell
that arriving at the
preserve, he would
the boxes from the run-
of the wagons, form
into an oval with the
turned outward pre-
small circular fort be-
he and his men would
stand.
the morning of August
:fight began as the first
of dawn tinted the sky.
Indians charged Pew-
snug and well provi-
the temporary wa-
fort. Powell's command
32, including 4 civil-
the latter was an old
of renown, (his
lost to history) who later
with killing more
Sioux. The odds were
them. Not a man was ex-
survive but all were
determined.
wave of 500 Sioux war-
on their best war
themselves from
party and charged to-
wagon box barricade.
them almost 1000 more
to follow on foot as soon
was made in the
breastworks. As tim
red men galloped to-
corral of wagon boxes,
maintained an ominous
Powell's orders were to
fire until so ordered.
must have been nerve
because the old soldier,
! Powell, did not give the
fire until the Indians
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thundering toward them were
within 50 yards.
At this time the wagon box fort
erupted in a solid sheet of flame
and a storm of lead whistled and
shrieked among the astonished
braves. They had expected one
volley, and then another -- and
then silence. While the soldiers
were reloading, the rapid fire
from the valiant soldiers and ci-
vilians under Powell's command
mowed Red Cloud's warriors
down by scores and what was
more important -- it threw them
into confusion.
The wave broke against the wa-
gon box corral and washed a-
round it as the Sioux circled the
small enclosure at top speed. But
the blasting fire followed them,
and hurled them back in panic.
Hoeing lost their leader of this
particular small oval, the lndians
withdrew to confer with Red
Cloud. The 32 men at the enclo-
sure now numbered 28. Lt. Jen-
ness, 2 enlisted men and one ci-
vilian had been mortally wound-
ed. Around the corral the dying
warriors were thickly piled a-
mong the killed and wounded
horses.
The int~rpid 28 breathed eas-
ier at this particular moment,
black faced from the exploding
powder and sweating in the Au-
gust sun, depending upon the ex-
tra ammunition which Captain
Powell had thoughtfully supplied
them with and prepared for the
next onslaught.
All "day long, Chief Red Cloud,
not admitting defeat, continued
to shove wave after wave of splen-
did horsemen against Powell's im-
pregnable position. Finally, on
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that waning summer evex~jng, Redl aas to send almost 1000 warI
Cloud, heartsick with the slaugh-lpainted Red men forward in a/
ter and the frustrated efforts ofI skirmish line to attack Powell st
overwhelming this isolated poc-[ forces while others removed the
ket of resistance identified withI dead and wounded. The Indian
the hated Ft. Phil Kearney, with-] considers it very disgraceful to
drew his forc)es. Ilis last attempt[ capture the bodies of the dead
killed in battle.
The wagon box enclosing
Powell's men had only enough
ammunition left to withstand one
more charge. So he reserved the
fire and allowed the Sioux to pick
up their dead.
Before the Indians had complet-
ed the recovery of their dead, a
howitzer shell exploded in their
midst. The shell had been fired by
a large expedition of soldiers
from Ft. Phil Kearny.
As a result of the horrible
s]aug ter and the humiliating de-
f.-at of the Wagon Box Fight, Red
Cloud lost face, so to speak, with
his own people, llis faith was now
broken and he never took part in
another important fight, lie af-
terward estimated that his losses
in this battle in killed and wound-
,(l numbered over 1000.
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Daytona Beach. NASCAR 2-Way Straight-
away Running Over Meas ed Mile. Open to
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Chevrolet captured 3 of the first 5 places!
None of its major competition (what compe-
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Celumbla, S. C. NASCAR 10ft-Mile Raco
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