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This item, written by William D. Street of Oberlin, Kansas, details the events surrounding the Dull Knife raid. According to Street, events began in the summer of 1878 while he was working as a cowboy in parts of Kansas and Colorado. Street recalls that he was first aware that something was wrong upon hearing women and children crying, something that he states was unusual because women and children "seldom frequented the cow camps." Street then asked a man named Sim Holstine what had happened, and Sim told him that an Indian raid had just occurred and the locals were preparing to assist the U.S. Army apprehend the offenders. The remaining seven pages of this item details the events that occurred after the party of men left to find the Northern Cheyennes responsible for the raid.
Creator: Street, William D., b. 1851
Date: 1900
Item Number: 219425
Call Number: Indian History Coll. #590, Box 2 Folder Cheyenne, 1879-1947
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 219425
Collections - Manuscript - Indian History
Date - 1870s - 1878
Military - Service - Army
Military - Wars - Indian Wars
Military - Wars - Indian Wars - 7th Cavalry
Military - Weapons - Firearms - Carbines - Winchester
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Manuscript
People - American Indians - Tribes - Cheyenne - Northern Cheyenne
People - Notable Kansans - Dull Knife, 1828-1879
People - Notable People - Thornburg, Major Thomas Tipton
Places - Cities and towns - Atwood
Places - Cities and towns - Oberlin
Places - Counties - Decatur
Places - Counties - Rawlins
Places - Forts and military installations - Fort Sydney, Nebraska
Places - Other States - Nebraska - Ogallala
Places - Other States - Texas - San Antonio
Places - Rivers - Republican
Places - Rivers - South Platte
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