Letter Relating to Peace Prospects at Wounded Knee, ca. 12/1890
This letter from William “Buffalo Bill” Cody contains a note of guarded optimism amid the increasing tensions between U.S. Cavalry and groups of Lakota Sioux camped near Wounded Knee Creek on the Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota. Cody’s hopes for peace were dashed when the situation ultimately culminated in a massacre of over 150 Lakota men, women and children on December 29, 1890.
Bird’s Eye View of Sioux Camp at Pine Ridge, South Dakota, 11/28/1890
A view of a camp at the Lakota Sioux Pine Ridge Reservation, just one month prior to the Wounded Knee Massacre.
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“Gen. Miles and Buffalo Bill viewing hostile Indian camp near Pine Ridge, S.D., January 16, 1891, photo and copyright 1891 by Grabill.” 01/16/1891
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Presumably this was taken following the Wounded Knee Massacre the month before.
Care of Captured Indian Ponies, 01/20/1891
From the Bureau of Indian Affairs’ file: Correspondence Between Military Officers Regarding Wounded Knee Tragedy, 11/24/1890 - 01/24/1891
