August 2, 1867
This monument is erected to perpetuate the memory of one of the famous battles of history. It is dedicated to the courage and bravery of twenty-eight soldiers in Company C, 27th United States Infantry, and four civilians, who held their improvised fort made of fourteen ordinary wagon-boxes, against three thousand Sioux warriors under the leadership or Red Cloud, for a period of six or seven hours under continuous fire. The number of Indians killed has been variously estimated from three hundred to eleven hundred.| HM Number | HM1M5Z |
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| Tags | |
| Year Placed | 1936 |
| Placed By | U.S. Civil Conservation Corps |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Friday, July 24th, 2015 at 6:01pm PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 13T E 349242 N 4935693 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 44.55880000, -106.89828333 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 44° 33.528', W 106° 53.897' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 44° 33' 31.68" N, 106° 53' 53.82" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 307 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 333 Wagon Box Rd, Buffalo WY 82834, US |
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