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Article Title: The Republican River Expedition, June-July, 1869: I. On the March

Full Citation: James T King, “The Republican River Expedition, June-July, 1869: I. On the March,” Nebraska

History 41 (1960): 165-199

URL of article: http://www.nebraskahistory.org/publish/publicat/history/full-text/NH1960OntheMarch.pdf

Date: 2/22/2012

Article Summary: Immediately after the Civil War the United States Army was charged with protecting the

advance of white settlers into the central plains. The Republican River Expedition had to endure a month of hard

marching and disappointing results before its victory at Summit Springs.

Cataloging Information:

Names: Christopher C Augur, Tall Bull, Little Wound, Whistler, Pawnee Killer, Eugene Asa Carr, William

Bedford Royall, Frank J North, William Frederick “Buffalo Bill” Cody, David Butler

Place Names: Republican River Valley (Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado); Fort McPherson, Nebraska

Keywords: Republican River Expedition, Fifth United States Cavalry, Summit Springs, Cheyenne Dog Soldiers,

Sioux, Union Pacific Railroad, Pawnee Battalion (Pawnee Scouts), Christopher C Augur, Tall Bull, Little Wound,

Whistler, Pawnee Killer, Eugene Asa Carr, William Bedford Royall, Frank J North, William Frederick “Buffalo

Bill” Cody, David Butler

Photographs / Images: Fort McPherson, Major General Eugene A Carr

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