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The Battle of the Washita River (also called Battle of the Washita or the Washita Massacre [4]) occurred on November 27, 1868, when Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer's 7th U.S. Cavalry attacked Black Kettle's Southern Cheyenne camp on the Washita River (the present-day Washita Battlefield National Historic Site near Cheyenne, Oklahoma).
The Washita Battlefield National Historic Site is located just a few miles west of the town of Cheyenne, on the north side of Oklahoma State Highway 47.The main body of the site is located between SR 47A and the Washita River, with the visitor center located near the junction of 47 and 47A.
In 1868, the U.S. carried out a surprise attack on Cheyenne families near the Washita River. The land is now a national historic site. 'It was a massacre': Cheyenne and Arapaho leaders push to ...
Battle of Washita River (died) Joel Haworth Elliott (October 27, 1840 – November 27, 1868) was a Union major during and after the Civil War . Joining as a private in August 1861, with Company C, 2nd Indiana Cavalry Regiment .
Black Kettle (Cheyenne: Mo'ohtavetoo'o) [1] (c. 1803 – November 27, 1868) was a leader of the Southern Cheyenne during the American Indian Wars.Born to the Northern Só'taeo'o / Só'taétaneo'o band of the Northern Cheyenne in the Black Hills of present-day South Dakota, [2] he later married into the Wotápio / Wutapai band (one mixed Cheyenne-Kiowa band with Lakota Sioux origin) of the ...
William Wilkerson Morris (born about 1843) was an American soldier who was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for his actions from September 9 to 11, 1874, during the Battle of the Upper Washita River in the Red River War, a part of the American Indian Wars.
Cheyenne is the location of the Battle of Washita River (also called Battle of the Washita; Washita Battlefield; Washita Massacre), where George Armstrong Custer's 7th U.S. Cavalry attacked the sleeping Cheyenne village of Black Kettle on the Washita River on November 26, 1868. Cheyenne has been a county seat since 1895.
On November 23, 1868, Custer left Camp Supply with the 11 companies of the 7th US Cavalry, heading toward the Washita River. On November 27, the 7th surrounded a Cheyenne encampment at the river. Just before dawn, Custer launched a four-pronged assault on the village, known as the Battle of Washita River.