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This illustration portrays soldiers under the command of General Winfield S. Hancock burning a Cheyenne village on Pawnee Fork, thirty miles west of Fort Larned. The illustration was drawn by Theodore Davis and published in Harpers Weekly, April 19, 1867.
Creator: Davis, Theodore R.
Date: April 19, 1867
This image can be used to discuss the military's depredations and their role on the plains as the enforcers of the U.S. government's policy toward Indians.
KS:7th:3.1:Federal Government and Indian Lands (2005)
Item Number: 209726
Call Number: E83 .866 *15
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 209726
Built Environment - Function - American Indian - Tipis
Business and Industry - Occupations/Professions - Military
Collections - Photograph
Curriculum - 7th Grade Standards - Kansas History Standards - 1860s to 1870s (Benchmark 3) - Fed. Gov. and Indian lands (Indicator 1) - Broken promises
Curriculum - 7th Grade Standards - Kansas History Standards - 1860s to 1870s (Benchmark 3) - Fed. Gov. and Indian lands (Indicator 1) - Cheyenne
Curriculum - 7th Grade Standards - Kansas History Standards - 1860s to 1870s (Benchmark 3) - Fed. Gov. and Indian lands (Indicator 1) - Military presence on the Plains
Date - 1861-1869 - 1867
Military - Facilities - Forts - Fort Larned
Military - Service - Army
Military - Wars - Indian Wars
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Magazine - Illustrations
People - American Indians - Tribes - Cheyenne
Places - Forts and military installations - Fort Larned
Thematic Time Period - Immigration and Settlement, 1854 - 1890
Type of Material - Printed materials - Magazines - Harper's Weekly
Type of Material - Printed materials - Magazines - Illustrations
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