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Article Title: General Philip Sheridan’s Legacy: The Sioux Pony Campaign of 1876

Full Citation: Richmond L Clow, “General Philip Sheridan’s Legacy: The Sioux Pony Campaign of 1876,” Nebraska History 57 (1976): 460-477

URL of article: http://www.nebraskahistory.org/publish/publicat/history/full-text/NH1976PonyCampaign.pdf Date: 3/08/2012

Article Summary: General Sheridan hoped to end hostilities in the northern campaigns by forcing the Sioux to turn in their mounts. The pony campaign was punitive, at least in part; record-keeping was slipshod; compensation was limited and long delayed.

Cataloging Information:

Names: Red Cloud, Philip H Sheridan, Ranald Mackenzie, HW Bingham, Alfred Terry, Samuel Sturgis, Marcus Reno, George Crook, William Carlin, James W Craven, George Manypenny, Elisha B Reynolds, Thomas J Morgan

Indian Agencies: Red Cloud Agency, Nebraska; Spotted Tail Agency, Nebraska; Standing Rock Agency, North Dakota; Cheyenne River Agency, South Dakota; Pine Ridge Agency, Nebraska

Keywords: Red Cloud; Sioux; Philip H Sheridan; Ranald Mackenzie; HW Bingham; Alfred Terry; Samuel Sturgis; Marcus Reno; George Crook; William Carlin; James W Craven; George Manypenny; Sioux Bill of 1889; Sioux Act of May 3, 1928; Elisha B Reynolds; Thomas J Morgan

Photographs / Images: Chief Red Cloud of the Oglala Sioux, General Philip H Sheridan, General George Crook, sketch of the Red Cloud Agency by JE Foster

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