The Reynolds Campaign on Powder River

by J.W. Vaughn

On March 17, 1876, against the backdrop of the frenzied gold rush to the Black Hills, Colonel Joseph J. Reynolds led a now obscure attack on a Cheyenne Indian village. Although it was considered a military failure and lacked the renown of the Rosebud and the Little Bighorn battles, the engagement marked the decision of the U.S. government to force a final showdown with the Indians.

The author scoured the battlefield with a metal detector and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0806110074
• ISBN13: 9780806110073
• Release Date: February 1972
• Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
• Length: 268 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"