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The Grattan Indian massacre...
The Grattan Indian massacre...
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September 11, 1854
NEW YORK DAILY TIMES, September 11, 1854
* Grattan Massacre (1st report)
* United States Army
* Lakota Sioux Indians
The front page has an article headed: "Important from Fort Laramie--An Entire Detachment of United States Troops Massacred by the Indians" Early, 1st report 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.
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AI notes: The Grattan Massacre occurred on August 19, 1854, near Fort Laramie in present-day Wyoming and marked the first major armed conflict between the United States Army and the Lakota Sioux. The incident began when a Mormon emigrant accused a Lakota man of stealing a cow. Lieutenant John Grattan led a detachment of 29 soldiers to arrest the suspected thief, despite warnings from experienced officers that this would provoke violence. When Grattan’s force confronted the Lakota in their camp and opened fire, the Lakota, led by Chief Conquering Bear, retaliated and killed Grattan and all his men. The massacre escalated tensions between the U.S. government and the Sioux, leading to a long period of conflict on the Plains, often considered the beginning of the Plains Indian Wars.
Category: The Old West
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