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
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
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
Collection
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.
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