Bicentennial Story #11-Heart River-July 24, 1864

Title

Bicentennial Story #11-Heart River-July 24, 1864

Description

General Alfred Sully and company camp along the Heart River 15 miles south of Antelope on July 24, 1864.

Date

5/15/1975
1/15/1976

Contributor

Father Louis Pfaller
Jack Hjort

Rights

This recording cannot be copied or reproduced without the written permission of the Dickinson Museum Center. This recording may be freely used for education uses, so long as it is not altered in any way. No commercial reproduction or distribution of this recording file is permitted without written permission of the Dickinson Museum Center.

Format

mp3

Medium

audio reel, analog, 1/4 inch polyester tape

Language

English

Identifier

BS-011

Spatial Coverage

Antelope, ND

Rights Holder

Copyright Stark County Historical Society and Dickinson Museum Center

Transcription

Twenty-two head of stock died of exhaustion while traveling in 110 degree heat before Sully's Expedition reached the Heart River, 1.5 miles south of Antelope, July 24, 1864.

Sully guessed that the main body of the Sioux was not more than two days' march away, so he decided to corral the immigrant train and his baggage train near the river, give it a strong guard under Captain Tripp, and strike fast before the Sioux could escape. All day of July 25 was spent in camp, resting the animals and getting ready for the forced march ahead. They found a town already established on the south side of the Heart River, and its citizens were a lively bunch of prairie dogs. Some of the soldiers sought fossils in the rock out-croppings, while the "Kilroys" carved their names in the sandstone. After a century some of these are still discernible.

This is Bicentennial Story No. 11, prepared by Father Louis Pfaller, for the Stark County Historical Society.

Pfaller, Sully Expedition 15

Original Format

Sound recordings

Duration

1:25

Bit Rate/Frequency

128kbps

Decade

1970 1979

Physical Location

Bicentennial tape #1, Bicentennial stories 1-22

Comments

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Citation

“Bicentennial Story #11-Heart River-July 24, 1864,” Southwestern North Dakota Digital Archive At the Dickinson Museum Center, accessed March 29, 2024, https://dmc.omeka.net/items/show/400.