Red Cloud's War, 30: The Bozeman Trail, 1866-1868

by John McDermott

On a cold December day in 1866, Captain William J. Fetterman disobeyed orders and spurred his men across Lodge Trail Ridge in pursuit of a group of retreating Lakota Sioux, Arapahos, and Cheyennes. He saw a perfect opportunity to punish the tribes for harassing travelers on the Bozeman Trail and attacking wood trains sent out from nearby Fort Phil Kearny. In a sudden turn of events, his command was, within moments, annihilated. John D. McDermott's...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0870623761
• ISBN13: 9780870623769
• Release Date: December 2010
• Publisher: Arthur H. Clark Company
• Length: 704 Pages
• Weight: 2.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.4" x 6.4" x 9.5"