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Death on the Washita

May 18, 2013June 17, 2020 Jim Keys 0 Comments 'black kettle', 'Captain Henry Alvord', 'Fort Cobb', 'Indian Peace Commission', 'Major General William Hazen', 'Oglala Sioux', 'Peace Chief', Arapaho, Cheyenne, Comanche, custer, Kiowa, Washita

In an attempt to bring an end to years of fighting, the US government formed the Indian Peace Commission to