Tag: western-nebraska-history
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The Fort: Part 4
This week’s post is inspired by the historical Battle of Mud Springs. Soldiers from Fort Mitchell were sent to defend the telegraph station at Mud Springs in the Nebraska Territory when it came under attack by a coalition of Lakota Sioux, Cheyenne, and Arapaho warriors. Reinforcements from both Fort Mitchell and Fort Laramie were quickly…
My View from 1958 