In the settlement of the Dakota Territory in 1854, officials had determined that the army’s operations would be confined to the country north of the Platte River in Nebraska, east of the Black Hills, south of the Cheyenne River, and west of the Missouri River in Dakota. They also determined that not more than seven thousand Indians would be encountered and that it was advisable to have a decisive engagement with the whole body rather than permit…
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