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September 18, 1854
NEW YORK DAILY TIMES, September 18, 1854 

* Grattan Massacre (eyewitness account)
* United States Army
* Lakota Sioux Indians


Page 2 has an article headed: "From The West" with subhead. (see) Coverage on what was known as the "Grattan Massacre". This was the opening engagement of the First Sioux War, fought between United States Army and Lakota Sioux warriors in August 1854. It occurred east of Fort Laramie, Nebraska Territory, in present-day Goshen County, Wyoming.
Complete in eight pages, minor spine wear, nice condition.