Battle of the Washita-2 mi. West
Posted by: Markerman62
N 35° 36.782 W 099° 40.304
14S E 439163 N 3941237
About Custer's attack on Black Kettle's village.
Waymark Code: WMNAF9
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 01/31/2015
Views: 11
Nov. 28, 1868, Col. George A. Custer, commanding 7th Cavalry, attacked the Cheyenne village of Chief Black Kettle. 153 Cheyenne casualties, and 34 U.S. troops killed or wounded. Among the killed was Capt. L.M. Hamilton, grandson of Alexander Hamilton. Battle the start of Sheridan's Washita campaign.
County: Roger Mills
Record Address:: US 283 Cheyenne, OK USA 73628
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Date Erected: 1949
Sponsor (Who put it there): Oklahoma Historical Society and State Highway Commission
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