My Life on the Plains: Or, Personal Experiences with Indians

accompanied advance Arapahoes Arkansas river arms arrival arrows attack band began Black Kettle body buffalo California Joe Camp Supply campaign captives capture cavalry Cheyennes chiefs Colonel Cook column command comrades Comstock creek daylight desired despatch detachment determined dians direction discovered distance encamped enemy escort expedition eyes favorable fight fire force Fort Cobb Fort Dodge Fort Hays Fort Sedgwick Fort Wallace frontier gallop girls ground guard halt Hancock hand head horses hostile hundred Iron Shirt Kansas killed Kiowas latter Little Raven Little Robe lodge Lone Wolf manner miles military morning mounted move movements night officers Osage party peace Plains ponies pursuit reached remain ride rifle river rode Romeo saddle savages scalp scouts seemed seen Seventh Cavalry Sheridan soldiers soon squaws station stream tent tion trail train tribes troopers troops valley village wagons Wallace warriors Washita wounded Yellow Bear young