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2026-11-13 -Land of the Free

The DARK History Of 'The Fetterman Massacre': No Man Left Alive

[YouTube] On the morning December 21st of 1866, a squad of US Army cavalrymen sets out in pursuit of a raiding party composed of Sioux, Cheyenne and Arapahoe warriors under the direction of the legendary Chief Red Cloud. By noon, every single soldier will lie dead on a rocky hillside near the fort.

What happened that day? Who was responsible for the massacre? And what role would this engagement player in the greater part of what would go on to be known as “Red Cloud’s War”?

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Posted by badanov 2026-11-13 00:00|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| ||Comments [157 views ] Top

1 I was totally expecting a different story based on the headline...

Posted by Warthog 2026-11-13 08:13|| 2026-11-13 08:13|| Front Page || Comments Top

2 ...Son Of The Morning Star has an incredible account of the Fetterman Massacre, including a bit of grim humor - apparently it was assumed there would be a war party exactly where it ambushed Fetterman, so he was told in no uncertain terms don't go that way several times during the planning.

As Fetterman led his men out the gate, he was told once more, do NOT take that route.

And shortly afterwards, the fort commander, suspecting a problem, sent a rider out to catch up with Fetterman with written orders that in no uncertain terms was he to take that route.

The rider came back far too quickly, stating that he could not deliver the orders to Fetterman for he had already gone straight down the forbidden route.

Mike

Posted by MikeKozlowski 2026-11-13 08:51|| 2026-11-13 08:51|| Front Page || Comments Top

3 ^^ Thanks.

Will be buying that very book.

Posted by badanov 2026-11-13 09:07|| 2026-11-13 09:07|| Front Page || Comments Top

4 "Massacre?"
You mean they started a fight and lost?
This is like Gaza rats complaining they got "massacred".

Posted by Angomonter Slosh8600 2026-11-13 09:15|| 2026-11-13 09:15|| Front Page || Comments Top

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4 "Massacre?"
You mean they started a fight and lost?
This is like Gaza rats complaining they got "massacred".
Posted by: Angomonter Slosh8600 2026-11-13 09:15

IIRC, the eventual verdict was that as Fetterman made his way through the Forbidden Route, a small handful of warriors rides out and proceeds to shoot and miss the troops while simultaneously staying just out of range. Fetterman - enraged that these aborigines are taunting the United States Army - orders a pursuit. The warriors ride off at full speed, Fetterman follows, and finds himself in a tactical cul-de-sac surrounded by the REST of the warriors.

And that, as they say, was that.

Mike

Posted by MikeKozlowski 2026-11-13 10:20|| 2026-11-13 10:20|| Front Page || Comments Top

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