Battle of The Washita
Battle of The Washita
2 mi. West
Nov. 27, 1868, Col. George A. Custer, commanding 7th Cavalry, attacked the Cheyenne village of Chief Black Kettle. 153 Cheyenne casualties, and 34 U.S. troops killed or wounded. Among the killed was Capt. L.M. Hamilton, grandson of Alexander Hamilton. Battle the start of Sheridan's Washita campaign.
Nov. 27, 1868, Col. George A. Custer, commanding 7th Cavalry, attacked the Cheyenne village of Chief Black Kettle. 153 Cheyenne casualties, and 34 U.S. troops killed or wounded. Among the killed was Capt. L.M. Hamilton, grandson of Alexander Hamilton. Battle the start of Sheridan's Washita campaign.
Location
Directions
Corner of L.L. Males (U.S. 283) and Clay. Next to Chamber of Commerce and Roger Mills County Courthouse. Cheyenne, Oklahoma.
Regions
Roger Mills County
Great Plains Country
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Pictures
Notes
Links:
- Cheyenne, OK Chamber of Commerce
- BlogOklahoma.us: Washita Battlefield National Historic Site
- BlogOklahoma.us: Black Kettle Museum
