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January 1, 1867
Alexandria Gazette
Alexandria, Alexandria County, District Of Columbia
What is this article about?
Telegram reports massacre of Brevet Lt. Col. Fetterman and 90 men by Sioux tribes near Fort Phil Kearney on December 21, 1866. Party of various tribes left Tongue River on Dec 12.
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THE PORT KEARNEY MASSACRE.—The Commissioner of Indian Affairs yesterday received the following telegram, giving additional particulars in regard to the recent massacre in the vicinity of Fort Phil Kearney:
Fort Laramie, December 29,
An Indian arrived (from Tongue river) reports that a large party of Minneconjous, Brules, Ogallalas, Crows, Unkpapahs, Blackfeet, and Sans Arcs left Tongue river on the 12th instant, for Fort Phil Kearney, and on the 21st Indians were discovered near the fort, Brevet Lieut. Colonel Fetterman, Capt. Brown, and Lieutenant Grummond, with ninety enlisted men, left the fort to give battle. Nothing more was heard from them until a party sent out from the fort found them at a distance of four miles lying dead, Colonel Fetterman and his entire command having been massacred by the Indians.
W. T. PAINE, Ogn. Ind. Ag.
CALENDAR FOR 1867
Fort Laramie, December 29,
An Indian arrived (from Tongue river) reports that a large party of Minneconjous, Brules, Ogallalas, Crows, Unkpapahs, Blackfeet, and Sans Arcs left Tongue river on the 12th instant, for Fort Phil Kearney, and on the 21st Indians were discovered near the fort, Brevet Lieut. Colonel Fetterman, Capt. Brown, and Lieutenant Grummond, with ninety enlisted men, left the fort to give battle. Nothing more was heard from them until a party sent out from the fort found them at a distance of four miles lying dead, Colonel Fetterman and his entire command having been massacred by the Indians.
W. T. PAINE, Ogn. Ind. Ag.
CALENDAR FOR 1867
What sub-type of article is it?
Historical Event
Military Action
Disaster
What themes does it cover?
Tragedy
Misfortune
Catastrophe
What keywords are associated?
Fort Phil Kearney Massacre
Fetterman Command
Sioux Attack
Indian Wars
What entities or persons were involved?
Fetterman
Brown
Grummond
W. T. Paine
Where did it happen?
Fort Phil Kearney, Tongue River
Story Details
Key Persons
Fetterman
Brown
Grummond
W. T. Paine
Location
Fort Phil Kearney, Tongue River
Event Date
December 21, 1866
Story Details
A large party of various Sioux tribes left Tongue River on December 12 for Fort Phil Kearney. On December 21, Indians were spotted near the fort, prompting Brevet Lt. Col. Fetterman, Capt. Brown, Lt. Grummond, and 90 men to engage them. The command was found massacred four miles away.