Bear Paw
In the aftermath of the Battle of Little Big Horn in the Sioux War of 1876-1877, the Yellowstone River valley was bustling with activity. Gold had been found in the Black Hills, and there were multiple detachments of troops moving in both directions. One of the men Kelly met was Col. Nelson A. Miles, one of the most ambitious soldiers to ever wear the U.S. Army uniform. Kelly was, by now, an accomplished trapper and hunter with a rich knowledge of the area and the local Indians. When a Lieutenant in Miles’s charg...
- June 26, 2015
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