The Kidder Massacre

The Kidder Massacre (HM1HVK)

Location: Bird City, KS 67731 Sherman County
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Country: United States of America
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N 39° 31.46', W 101° 33.324'

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About July 1, 1867, Lt. Lyman S. Kidder with ten men of the 2nd U.S. Cavalry, and an Indian guide, were attacked by Indians one mile east of this marker. On July 12 their mutilated bodies were found by Lt. Col. George A. Custer, who ordered the unidentifiable remains buried on the spot in a common grave.

In March, 1868, the bodies were recovered by a detachment from Fort Wallace under command of Lt. Frederick H. Beecher, 3rd U.S. Infantry, who later that year was to die at the Battle of Beecher Island in northeastern Colorado. Kidder's body, identified by a shirt he wore, was taken to St. Paul, Minn., by his father. The others were reburied at Fort Wallace, but in 1886 were removed to Fort Leavenworth military cemetery.
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HM NumberHM1HVK
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Year Placed1969
Placed ByCitizens of Tri State Area
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Monday, November 17th, 2014 at 9:01am PST -08:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)14S E 280351 N 4378083
Decimal Degrees39.52433333, -101.55540000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 39° 31.46', W 101° 33.324'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds39° 31' 27.6" N, 101° 33' 19.44" W
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Area Code(s)785
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling North
Closest Postal AddressAt or near Co Rd 28, Bird City KS 67731, US
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