1865 killing of 24 Cheyenne in present-day Wyoming
Powder River Massacre
Part of the Powder River Expedition, Sioux Wars
The Powder River near the site of the massacre in what is now Johnson County, Wyoming.
Date
August 16, 1865
Location
Powder River, Dakota Territory, present-day Johnson County, Wyoming
Result
United States Victory
Belligerents
United States
Cheyenne
Commanders and leaders
Frank North
Yellow Woman †
Strength
48 Pawnee Scouts, 3 officers and 2 civilians
23 men and 1 woman
Casualties and losses
none
24 killed
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Powder River Expedition
Crazy Woman's Fork
Bone Pile Creek
Powder River Massacre
Tongue River
Sawyers Fight
Powder River Battles
The Powder River Massacre, part of the Powder River Expedition, occurred on August 16, 1865, and was carried out by United States soldiers and Pawnee scouts against 24 Cheyenne people. The incident occurred near the Powder River in Dakota Territory, in present-day Johnson County, Wyoming.[1]
^Frank Joshua North, 1840-1885[usurped], Nebraska State Historical Society
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