Bicentennial Story #14-Mop Up at Killdeer
Title
Bicentennial Story #14-Mop Up at Killdeer
Description
Account of the Battle at Killdeer Mountain on July 28, 1864.
Date
5/20/1975
1/20/1976
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-014
Spatial Coverage
Killdeer, ND
Rights Holder
Copyright Stark County Historical Society and Dickinson Museum Center
Transcription
Sully's casualties in the Battle of Killdeer Mountain, July 28, 1864, were five soldiers killed. The Indians had little chance before his devastating cannon shells and they suffered the loss of about 100 killed and hundreds more wounded. The routed Indians fled to the badlands, leaving behind all of their camp equipment. Sully remarked: "I would rather destroy their supplies than kill fifty of their warriors." It was estimated that there were about 15 hundred tepees, with about 200 tons of dried buffalo meat and berries, most of their winter supply of food. At the end of a day, the 700 soldiers sent to destroy the camp needed help from 500 more to complete the destruction. Many of the soldiers had a high old time shooting the 3,000 dogs left behind in the camp.
This is Bicentennial Story No.14, prepared by Father Louis Pfaller, for the Stark County Historical Society.
Pfaller, Sully Expedition, 27
This is Bicentennial Story No.14, prepared by Father Louis Pfaller, for the Stark County Historical Society.
Pfaller, Sully Expedition, 27
Original Format
Sound recordings
Duration
1:22
Bit Rate/Frequency
128kbps
Decade
1970 1979
Physical Location
Bicentennial tape #1, Bicentennial stories 1-22
Geolocation
Collection
Citation
“Bicentennial Story #14-Mop Up at Killdeer,” Southwestern North Dakota Digital Archive At the Dickinson Museum Center, accessed March 28, 2024, https://dmc.omeka.net/items/show/403.
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