3.
Q. Do I need a permit?
The need for permits is decided at the local level. (Many Forest Service
trailheads require trailhead parking permits, Yellowstone National Park requires
an entrance fee, and the section of trail between Weippe and Lolo Pass may institute
a limited visitation policy for cultural resource and natural resource protection
during the Lewis & Clark Bicentennial Commemoration 2003-2006. Contact the
nearest identifiable agency for current
local information.
4.
Q. How many Nez Perce crossed the trail in 1877?
There were some 750 nontreaty Nez
Perce — only 250 of them warriors; the rest were women, children, and old or
sick people.
5.
Q. How can I get a brochure or a supply of brochures?
This website includes the text of two
of the Auto Tour Brochures and the Nez Perce Trail brochure.
If you would like bound copies of the brochures, or if you need a supply of brochures
and/or maps contact Sandi McFarland at smcfarland01@fs.fed.us
6.
Q. Where can I find maps for the trail?
The official trail map
is available for purchase at many of the visitor centers along the trail, and at National
Forest offices along the trail route. You can also order it from the Northwest
Interpretive Association, Clearwater National Forest. Contact Sandi McFarland at smcfarland01@fs.fed.us
7.
Q. Is water readily available on the trail?
There is no potable
water source available on any of the seven High Potential Segments:
- Imnaha River
- White Bird Canyon
- Lolo trail
- Gibbons Pass
- Overland trail
- Yellowstone
- Missouri River Breaks
Information is not available
for water availability on private land.
DO NOT assume that water will be
available on any segment of the trail. Treat all backcountry water with an
approved method (e.g. water filter, boiling, iodine tablets). For further backcountry
information contact Leave No Trace, Inc. at www.lnt.org
8.
Q. What books would you recommend on the Nez Perce Trail?
A. There
are a number of books and other written literature on the subject of the Nez
Perce War. On this website you can find an annotated bibliography that should help you find exactly what you are looking for.
9. Q. What kind
of supplies did the soldiers take on their pursuit of the Nez Perce?
Clothing consisted of civil war surplus trousers and overcoats, Model 1874 fatigue blouses and gray issue shirts, Model 1876 blue experimental shirts, Model 1872 campaign hats, civilian slouch hats of various colors and types, and the Model 1872 Jefferson campaign shoes.
Bedding consisted of the Model 1851 gray wool blanket with black stripes and "U.S." stitched in the center, and the issue rubberized poncho for rain protection and field shelter and tent.
The standard issue weapon was the
Model 1873 45/70 (single shot) Springfield rifle, and companies A and I of the 7th Infantry received the Rice trowel-bayonet. Accoutrements consisted of the Model 1876 prairie belt, with its lacquered canvas ammunition loops.
They were also equipped with the Model 1874 haversack and canteen. They had a tin cup, mess kit, knife, fork, spoon, and ration bags. Personal items a soldier may have carried included soap, toothbrush, candles, dice, and playing cards.
Food consisted of beef, potatoes, coffee, bacon, flour, salt, lard, and sugar. Major Mason informed his wife in a letter that they lived on hard bread, bacon, and occasional potatoes and coffee.
10. Q. Did Chief Joseph lead the Nez Perce across the trail?
A number of misconceptions surround the legacy of Chief Joseph and his role in the 1877 flight of the Nez Perce. At the time, local media and the military often referred to him as the leader of the non-treaty Nez Perce bands. This could be due in part to earlier treaty negotiations in which Joseph stood out as an eloquent speaker on behalf of his band of Nez Perce. He was a large, handsome man and some believe he simply fit the image of an Indian leader. From the standpoint of the U.S. military, it seemed important to have one individual to point to and exemplify the prowess of the Nez Perce at avoiding capture, rather than a small group of chiefs.
Throughout the flight Chief Joseph served primarily as camp leader. It is acknowledged by his fellow Nez Perce that he was not a war chief and did not lead warriors in battle. Chief Joseph made certain that the Nez Perce camp functioned and moved as a cohesive unit, especially during attacks by the military. He also made certain the horse herd was safe and intact. Chief Joseph’s notoriety grew even more following the surrender of the Nez Perce on October 5, 1877, at the Bear Paw battlefield. Here, he fought alongside his fellow chiefs and the warriors. In the end Joseph was the only chief left to carry out the painful duty of surrendering to Colonel Miles and General Howard. He did so in order to save the lives of the cold and starving men, women, and children who remained.
11. Q. Why isn’t there an appaloosa on the NPNHT logo?
This has been an ongoing question among those involved with the Nez Perce Trail for quite some time. The NPNHT logo is used in a variety of ways, including informational brochures and interpretive displays. On items where the logo is reduced in size, such as lapel pins, 3-inch trail markers, and letterheads, spots on a horse would simply disappear. In the case of the NPNHT highway signs, the larger logo needs to be kept as free of markings as possible in order for passing motorists to discern the image on the sign clearly as they pass by at highway speeds. So, in most cases the lack of a spotted horse has more to do with visual clarity than historical oversight.
In the future as changes are made to the NPNHT logo, it is likely that one of the horses will indeed be clearly seen as an appaloosa.
12. Q. Where can I find military diaries?
Depending on what type of military diaries you’re looking for, the best place to start is your local library. A university library is a good source of information, and on the internet you can search the National Archives in Washington, DC. Go to www.nara.gov
General Howard, along with several of his officers, wrote of their accounts during the Nez Perce War. Another who wrote from personal experience is Thomas Sutherland, who rode with Howard throughout the war. Both of their books are available at local libraries or through inter-library loan programs.
For more information on books, diaries, and articles about the Nez Perce Indians and the 19th century U.S. military campaigns, refer to the annotated bibliography on this website.
13.
Q. Where can I find a list of all the Nez Perce and soldiers involved in the 1877
campaign?
The following list was uncovered by Larry O’Neal while
researching various archives in Oklahoma. What follows is the listing of Nez
Perce warriors during the 1877 War, composed by the Nez Perce warriors in
Oklahoma on June 1882 and recorded by James Reuben.
The second list is the names of the Nez Perce warriors who
joined in the Bitterroot Valley.
(Transcribed by W. Otis Halfmoon using James Reuben’s
spelling)
There are 244 names listed.
Joseph
Olocutt
Looking Glass
White Bird
Te hol hu sot
To ka lik she mai
Pakatas
Wa tsam yoes
Wits la tapa lats in
Te nat taka we yon
Te we yau na
La ko tsis ka nin
Kool kool snee nee
Nick ki yesho sot
Yellow Bull
Yellow Bear
Yellow Head
Red Wolf
Three Eagles
Jim Nat
Dick Johnson
Kuts tsa me yo hat
Jim Horn
Jay Cloud
Husis kunet
Mal mals tal kaya
Charlie Moses
Red Curlew
To kai sham poo
La Kei ???
Mosehe tsa
As sha him kaweh kweh
Mulmul ken ne
Kool kools mul mul
Ha hats sham kin
She wa tas hai hai
Kool kool ka luk
Kip Kip ha au we yen
Te mul pusim
We yan nat taka ai kun
Wahlitis
Shap-sus
Tip yal la na Kaps Kaps
Red Elk
Weanakes Ka au win
Sho kup
Wa yoh tim na nin
Tip yah la na hai hai
Wa tas tsis ka nin
Pe we yan nap ta
Wa lah ka nute
Pa ka tam ki kaikit
Wa ki ke we nu Ilp pilp
Ta hain tsis kain
Ton mi ya nin
Mal lits
La pe ka aun
Ta mi te yah kaun
Long John
Wa hats hai hai
Su lim hai hai
Tip yal la na tseh nin
We ste yo Ilp pilp
Old Mo hos
Young Mo hos
Wat yat nus ta kiket
Black Tail Elk
Neck yal lil me hun
Hee yum Ilp pilp
She wis watas
He yum pa ka tim na
Little Bear
La ka lik kan
George He ke lau tsa
Au ka shin
Wits ya yu ha pa mai
Loo Koop she mai
Kus wa ya tse ken
Hel lam kawat
Al la mot
She wa tas ta kal kelikit
He yum Ki ya ye kun
Black Owl
Tsa lu yen
Tsa we lik
Tuk te na tu ke yane
He yum Pes kes
We aye nat Ilppilp
We yat na ko lat pat
Kool kool tame
Pak ke tseh til
Kus takamin
Tah hom
La am nin Mox mox
Red Heart (old)
Ne nes so kustin
Al lul taka nin
Wat yat mas Tamul we yun
Il sus nute
Yo tsi
Ka we tu kih
Wap sus hay nnee
Pe yop kuts kuts
Wat yat mas Wahaiket
He yum te lipl kawin
Ka yul kits kits
Tsa ha la
Lil kim mi tsa
Hah lul tso lim
Ha wa lits
He yum to kai ta |
He yum takmullin
Wa ko miskin
Ke wen ???
Wa ta lik kin ???
Pe tom ya nun hai hai
Pa ka alwy nakit
He yum ta mal li kinma
Nos nu
Tsi la
Wa pa hai kit
Wat tai she yakit
He yum elka likit
Shah la ta mo husis
Red Cloud
Ep pa we yes
He min
Young Eagle
Ka ye wats
We lah wa am poo
Lah koy ye
Wat yat mas hai hai
Wat yat mas Ta kakayikit
Wa tai la kin
Pa yo wan haikit
Es kie lum
Wo hoy to mo sat
Tsi kum kul
Wat yat mas Ha pai ma
Toke ka pats
Kohkoh Ipnak hau tsa
Wa tas nih
Sel lau yal la na
Wa na tsa as watas
Ip na we to tsa kaun
Te we to taya
She ya kon Ilp Pilp
Pa kas la wat yakit
Pe na wa tsa kaun
Walla mot ke tui nin
El lute pa Au yeen
See lu Wa haikit
Peyo peyo
Waptas Wahaikit
At tas poo
Kai we ta likits
Wat yat mas Lick ke lenin
Ahle we ya Tsis kun
Ya tin Sele kets ou yeen
Wat yat mas Ya wan Ya wan
As ha wash
Lil kem kun
Kol kol hikewetal likit
Ta wes ta kai tat
Al les ya kun
La pe yal lut
Tam sus lewit
Tstim meh hi
Tis ka
Is kit poo
Tuk le kas
Ly kin ma
La kos ken
To yeh le wy ma
We she ne kat
We ya tan na to was kin
Wa ye kat
Wat yat pai ma
He yum Tsis kunnin
Yal ma hosot
Red Owl
Nosenu Kohat mox mox
Tim nin yo hat
Te neh nat
Toi nu tsim
Te to han note
We ya tan nat au we yon
Ka pats
To wash
Hee keh ko shau yon
Teko she kaweh kaweh
Ip tsa la tat
Wa mos kai ya
Pit pe lu hin
Ots ka
Watas toka yekit
Peyopeyo We talikit
Tip yal la na kikit
Hat ya
Le laus kun
Jim
Wa shim ma
So ya ha
Wa tolin
Ka wis poo
Shap ta ka nin
Tip yal la na ta kin
We ya tan na to laka wit au lign
Tsa nat kun ken
E tsa ya ya Pa watas
Ha wau no
Pa ka le ka sat
Ho na
Wat yo tsa kaun
Ko nese
Tau ka li we
We yau she ka tsa kaun
Wah she lah kit
Tsay ya Tim mu na
Shawanee
Pop pits tim ne hen
Hen mat Ilp pilp |
The following are 16 Warriors warriors who joined later in the Bitterroot Valley.
Tom Hill
Lo hom Wahui ken
Wolf Head
Wat tas kayeh
A pus tim na
E yal la kaun
Poker Joe
Old Clarke |
Alexander
El la ala hat
Te he tsa tsi
Au high
Tip yal la na keya kun
Its kul ta
Ke tuh pus min
War Hooper
|
TIMIINE IL’PILP BAND — 1877
The Redheart Band were marched as prisoners of war to Columbia Barracks, Vancouver, Washington
'Old' Chief Red Heart
Ne-na-tsu-kus-ten
(Son of Red Heart)
Te-me-nah ilp-pilp
(Youngest son of
Chief Red Chief)
'Old-Man' Half Moon
Tsa-lah-e
Nosm
John Reuben
Little Bear
Alex Hayes
Te-po-noth
Ha-ha-tsi He-Ke-lan tsa
'Old' Chief Jacob
A-yok-ka-sie
Pile of Clouds |
Wal-we-yes
James Hines
Q’uul Q-uul Tahmi
Jim Powers
Pa-cus-la-wat-akth
George Raymond
Kai-ye-wich
Tsa-cope
He-ma-kio Aut-way
Pe-tol-we-ta-looth
Hamo-lits-hamo-lits
Pe-to-lack-yoth
We-tah-wee-non-mi
Tal-we-Nom-mi
Il-soo-pop
Unnamed son of Little Bear
|
Compiled by We’eptes T’simuux T’simuux in May 1930
THE MEN OF THE 7th INFANTRY AT THE BIG HOLE
The 7th Infantry, a regiment* composed of 12 companies**, was headquartered at Fort Shaw but scattered between five posts throughout the Montana Territory in the 1870s. Men of Companies A, B, D, E, F, G, I, K, L and I of the 7th Infantry participated in the Battle of the Big Hole, along with 8 men from the 2nd Cavalry. Demographic information about these men follows:
*Regiments, usually numbered, are composed of Companies, usually named with a letter. During this time period, there were generally no more than 12 companies to a regiment.
**Companies are composed of men, or troops. At this time, companies had been down-sized from their Civil War size, and contained 60-80 men, with a limit of 100 per company.
NAME |
AGE |
UNIT |
Abbott, Cpl. John | 26 | 7 D | Alberts, Pvt. Charles | 36 | 7 A | Andrews, Mus. Peter | 19 | 7 K | Banghart, Pvt. George | 23 | 7 G | Bell, Sgt. James 2nd | 35 | 7 E | Bender, Pvt. August W. | 25 | 7 K | Bennet, Pvt. John | 56 | 7 B | Bensinger, Sgt. Robert | 28 | 7 G | Brandt, Sgt. Frank | 32 | 7 D | Brietenstein, Cpl. August | 32 | 7 E | Broetz, Pvt. Herman | 23 | 7 I | Brown, Pvt. Lorenzo D. | 25 | 7 A | Bundy, Pvt. Thomas | 30 | 7 F | Burk, Pvt. James | 25 | 7G | Burke, Sgt. Joseph | 25 | 7 K | Burns, Cpl. John | 29 | 7 E | Butterly, Pvt. Mathew | 36 | 7 E | Buty, Sgt. William | 28 | 7 F | Carpenter, Mus. Robert L. | 30 | 7 H | Carson, Pvt. William | 27 | 7 I | Clark, Sgt. Howard | 27 | 7 K | Clark, Pvt. Wilfred | ? | 2L | Clark, Pvt..Washington | 30 | 7 I | Clarke, Pvt. George | 23 | 7 I | Collins, Pvt.Thomas | 29 | 7 I | Connor, Pvt. John J | 24 | 7 G | Coon, Pvt. Holmes L. | 26 | 7 G | Crogan, Pvt. James | 30 | 7 D | Cronan, Mus. Timothy | 29 | 7 D | Cumminskey, Pvt. Joseph | 24 | 7 F | Cunliffe, Cpl. Richard N. | 24 | 7 I | Daly, Sgt. Patrick C. | 44 | 7 D | Danth, Pvt. Adolph | 24 | 7 G | Devine, Pvt. Mathew | 23 | 7 K | Devoss, Pvt. Joseph | 30 | 7 I | Drake, Pvt. McKindra L. | 23 | 7 H | Drummon, Cpl. Socrates | 28 | 7 K | Edgeworth, 1 Sgt. Robert L. | 29 | 7 G | Edwards, 1 Sgt. William D. | 26 | 7 F | Eisenhut, Cpl Jacob | 31 | 7 D | Elmore, Pvt. James | 27 | 7 F | Erickson, Mus. John | 19 | 7 F | Evans, Pvt. James | 32 | 7 I | Fallon, Pvt. Patrick | 43 | 7 I | Ferris, Pvt. Charles | 28 | 7 F | Frankenfield, Pvt. Isaac | 27 | 7 D | Frederick, Sgt. John W 11 | 30 | 7 G | Frost, Pvt. Peter M. | 32 | 7 K | Gallagher, Pvt. Francis | 30 | 7 F | Gallagher, Mus. Michael | 25 | 7 D | Geant, Pvt. Eugene | 24 | 7 H | Goale,Pvt. John H. | 26 | 7 G | Goff, Pvt. Peter | 26 | 7 A | Goldberg, Pvt. Jacob | 25 | 7 K | Gould, Pvt. Charles B. | ? | 2 F | Grace, Pvt. Gerald J. | 25 | 7 G | Groff, Pvt. Henry S. | 28 | 7 H | Hamilton, Pvt. Price | 25 | 7 F | Harryman, Pvt. Byron | 26 | 7 K | Heaton, Pvt. Davis | 27 | 7 K | Heider, Cpl. Levi | 28 | 7 A | Heinze, Pvt. Charles | 29 | 7 G | Heinzman, Cpl. Adolph | 36 | 7 A | Herdmerton, Pvt. Carl | 29 | 7 G | Hexter, Pvt. Nehm | 25 | 7 F | Hogan, Sgt. Michael | 25 | 7 I | Hunter, Pvt. Edward D. | 29 | 7 F | Hurlburt, Pvt. Philo O. | 24 | 7 K | Jacklin, Pvt. George | 24 | 7 G | Johnson, Pvt. Oliver | 28 | 7 F | Keys, Pvt. James | 25 | 7 D | King, Pvt. Edward C. | 27 | 7 G | King, Pvt. Habern R. | 30 | 7 G | Kleis, Art. John | 28 | 7 K | Lane, Sgt. Riley R. | 39 | 7 D | Lay, Pvt. John | ? | 2 L | Lefferty, Pvt. Thomas | ? | 2 L | Lehmer, Pvt. James C. | 36 | 7 A | Leher, Pvt. George | 27 | 7 A | Loveland, Pvt. Seth D. | 32 | 7 G | Loynes, Cpl. Charles N. | 24 | 7 I | Ludke, Pvt. Charles | 24 | 7 E | Luffman, Cpl. Chrisitian | 39 | 7 F | Malley, Pvt. James E. | 30 | 7 F | Mantz,Pvt. Gottlieb | 23 | 7 G | Martin, Sgt. William H. | 33 | 7 G | Matthews, Pvt. William W. | 38 | 7 G | Maurer, Pvt. George | 28 | 7 F | McCafferey, Cpl Daniel | 24 | 7 I | McCaffery, Sgt. Francis Jr. | 29 | 7 D | McGregor, Pvt. Malcolm | 31 | 7 G | McGuire, Pvt. James | 37 | 7 F | McHenry, Pvt. John | ? | 7 K | McLaughlin, 1 Sgt. Thomas | 27 | 7 D | McLennon, Mus. John W. | 25 | 7 A | Meinart, Pvt. Charles | 47 | 7 I | Molloy, Pvt. James | 25 | 7 K | Monaghan, Sgt. Thomas | 35 | 7 G | Moore, Pvt. John G. | ? | 2 L | Moran, Pvt. William | 37 | 7 H | Morton, Pvt. David B | 27 | 7 G | Murphy, Pvt. Frank | 23 | 7 K | Murphy, Pvt. John A | 24 | 7 D | Murphy, Col. John D | 23 | 7 D | Murphy, Pvt. Nicholas | 23 | 7 I | O’Brien, Pvt. F. John | ? | 7 G | O’Connor, Cpl. Dominick | 29 | 7 G | Page, Sgt. Edward | ? | 2 L | Payne, Cpl. William H | 27 | 7 D | Pomeroy, Cpl. Noah G | 23 | 7 K | Pomeroy, Pvt. William D | 36 | 7 F | Raferty, Sgt. John | 37 | 7 A | Renz, Pvt. George | 31 | 7 D | Robbecke, Pvt. Charles A. | 25 | 7 G | Rodgers, Pvt.Seldom M. | 22 | 7 I | Rogan, 1 Sgt. Patrick | 30 | 7 A | Sale, Cpl. Robert E. | 29 | 7 G | Sanderer, Pvt. George | 29 | 7 G | Sanford, Pvt. Joseph | 28 | 7 K | Schairer, Pvt. Albert | 28 | 7 F | Schlept, Pvt. George | ? | 2 L | Schohn, Pvt. Antoine | 34 | 7 D | Sipfel, Cpl. Christian W. | 37 | 7 A | Smith, Pvt. Alexander A. | ? | 2 L | Smith, Pvt. Calvin | 34 | 7 I | Smith, Pvt. George | 31 | 7 K | Smith, Pvt. John B | ? | 7 A | Spayd, Cpl. Isaac H | 26 | 7 G | Stillwell, Pvt. William | 24 | 7 D | Stinebaker, Mus. George W. | 19 | 7 G | Stinebaker, Mus. Thomas P. | ? | 7 K | Stortz, 1 Sgt. Frederick | 26 | 7 K | Stretten, Cpl. Michael | ? | 7 K | Stumpf, Pvt. Edward | 30 | 7 A | Sullivan, Pvt. Martin | 24 | 7 G | Thompson, Pvt. William | 23 | 7 I | Wachtel, Pvt. Daniel V | 26 | 7 F | Watson, Sgt. William W. | ? | 7 F | Welch, Pvt. Edward | 25 | 7 G | Whalen, Sgt. Patrick | 43 | 7 F | Williams, Pvt. Robert F | 31 | 7 D | Wilson, Sgt. Mildon 11 | 30 | 7 I | Woodward, Pvt. Benjamin F | 36 | 7 D | Wright, Sgt. William | 34 | 7 E |
U.S. Army Casualties, Nez Perce War, 1877
I. White Bird Canyon, June 17, 1877.
(Sources: Secretary of War, Report…1877, 131-32.
Corrected as per McDermott, Forlorn Hope, and other materials.)
No. |
Name |
Rank |
Company |
Regiment |
1 |
Edward
R. Theller |
First lieut. |
G |
Twenty-first
Infantry |
2 |
Roman
D. Lee |
Corporal |
H |
First Calvary |
3 |
Michael
Curran |
Corporal |
H |
First
Cavalry |
4 |
Frank
A. Marshall |
Trumpeter |
H |
First
Cavalry |
5 |
Peter
Schullein |
Private |
F |
First
Cavalry |
6 |
David
Quinlan |
Private |
F |
First
Cavalry |
7 |
Andrew
Shaw |
Private |
F |
First
Cavalry |
8 |
John
M. Martin |
Private |
F |
First
Cavalry |
9 |
John
R. Mosforth |
Private |
F |
First
Cavalry |
10 |
William
Liston |
Private |
F |
First
Cavalry |
11 |
James
S. Lewis |
Private |
F |
First
Cavalry |
12 |
William
L. Hurlbert |
Private |
F |
First
Cavalry |
13 |
John
H. Donne |
Private |
F |
First
Cavalry |
14 |
Lawrence
K. Dauch |
Private |
F |
First
Cavalry |
15 |
Patrick
Connolly |
Private |
F |
First
Cavalry |
16 |
James
C. Colbert |
Private |
F |
First
Cavalry |
17 |
Frank
E. Burch |
Private |
F |
First
Cavalry |
18 |
Joseph Blane |
Private |
F |
First
Cavalry |
19 |
Charles
Armstrong |
Private |
F |
First
Cavalry |
20 |
John
Jones |
Trumpeter |
F |
First
Cavalry |
21 |
John
L. Thompson |
Corporal |
F |
First
Cavalry |
22 |
Thomas
Ryan |
Sergeant |
F |
First
Cavalry |
23 |
Patrick
H. Gunn |
Sergeant |
F |
First
Cavalry |
24 |
Andrew
Werner |
Private |
H |
First
Cavalry |
25 |
John
Simpson |
Private |
H |
First
Cavalry |
26 |
John
Shea |
Private |
H |
First
Cavalry |
27 |
Olaf
Nielson |
Private |
H |
First
Cavalry |
28 |
John
J. Murphy |
Private |
H |
First
Cavalry |
29 |
James
E. Morrisey |
Private |
H |
First
Cavalry |
30 |
Laurence
Kavanagh |
Private |
H |
First
Cavalry |
31 |
Valentine
Dewards |
Private |
H |
First
Cavalry |
32 |
Adalaska
B. Crawford |
Private |
H |
First
Cavalry |
33 |
John
Galvin |
Saddler |
H |
First Cavalry |
34 |
Charles
Sullivan |
Private |
F |
First Clavary |
II. Looking Glass’s Camp, July 1, 1877.
No Army casualties
IIIa. Rains’s Encounter, Cottonwood, July
3, 1877.
(Sources: Secretary of War, Report 1877,
132; and Assistant Surgeon William R. Hall to Medical Director, Department of
the Columbia, July 6, 1877, entry 624, box 1, Office of the Adjutant General.
Corrected as per Regimental Returns, First Cavalry, July 1877, roll 166.)
No. |
Name |
Rank |
Company |
Regiment |
1 |
Sevier
M. Rains |
Second lieut. |
L |
First
Cavalry |
2 |
Charles
Lampman |
Sergeant |
E |
First
Cavalry |
3 |
John
Burk |
Private |
E |
First Cavalry |
4 |
Patrick
Quinn |
Private |
E |
First Cavalry |
5 |
Daniel
Ryan |
Private |
E |
First Cavalry |
6 |
William
Roche |
Private |
E |
First Cavalry |
7 |
Franklin
Moody |
Private |
L |
First Cavalry |
8 |
Frederick
Meyer |
Private |
L |
First Cavalry |
9 |
George
H. Dinteman |
Private |
L |
First Cavalry |
10 |
Otto
H. Richter |
Private |
L |
First Cavalry |
11 |
David
Carroll |
Private |
L |
First Cavalry |
Civilians
1. William
Forster
2. Charles
Blewett
IIIb. Cottonwood Skirmish, July 4, 1877.
No Army casualties
IIIc. Volunteers’ Fight, Cottonwood, July
5, 1877.
(Source: Frank Fenn, “The Cottonwood Fight,”
Kooskia, Idaho, Mountaineer, April 23, 1927.)
Civilians
1. Darius
B. Randall
2. Benjamin
Evans
3. D.
H. Howser (died of wounds)
IV. Clearwater, July 11-12, 1877.
(Sources: Secretary of War, Report 1877,
32-33: "List of Wounded in Gen. Howard’s expedition Battle of Clearwater.
Corrected as per Regimental Returns First Cavalry, July 1877, roll 30; and
Regimental Returns Twenty-first Infantry, July 1877, roll 220.)
No. |
Name |
Rank |
Company |
Regiment |
Date |
1 |
James
A. Workman |
Sergeant |
A |
Fourth
Artillery |
7/12 |
2 |
Charles
Marquardt |
Corporal |
A |
Fourth
Artillery |
7/12 |
3 |
James
Doyle |
Corporal |
I |
Twenty-first
Infantry |
7/11 |
4 |
Charles
Clark |
Private |
I |
Twenty-first
Infantry |
7/11 |
5 |
Juan
Platta |
Private |
E |
First Calvary |
7/11 |
6 |
Alson
Compton |
Private |
I |
Twenty-first
Infantry |
7/12 |
7 |
Fred
Montaudon |
Private |
E |
Fourth
Artillery |
7/11 |
8 |
William
Hutchinson |
Private |
C |
Twenty-first
Infantry |
7/11 |
9 |
Maier
Cohn |
Private |
H |
First Cavalry |
7/12 |
10 |
Edward
Wydoff |
Private |
B |
Twenty-first
Infantr |
7/11 |
11 |
David
McNally |
Private |
E |
Twenty-first
Infantry |
7/11 |
12 |
Frederick
Sandmier |
Blacksmith |
E |
First
Cavalry |
7/11 |
13 |
Charles
Simonds
-originally
carried as missing in action morning of 7/12.
|
Private |
G |
Fourth
Artillery |
7/12 |
V. Kamiah, July 13, 1877.
(Source: Secretary of War, Report…1877,
133.)
No Army casualties.
VI. Weippe Prairie, July 17, 1877.
(Source: McWhorter, Hear Me, 338; and
McWhorter, Yellow Wolf, 106.)
Indian Scouts
1. Sheared
Wolf (John Levi) – Nez Perce
2. Abraham
Brooks – Nez Perce – wounded in shoulder(died later)
VII. Big Hole, August 9-10, 1877.
(Source: Aubrey Haines, An Elusive Victory,
155-62.)
No. |
Name |
Rank |
Company |
Regiment |
1 |
James
H. Bradley |
First lieut. |
B |
Seventh
Infantry |
2 |
William
L. English |
First lieut. |
I |
Seventh
Infantry |
3 |
William
Logan |
Captain |
A |
Seventh
Infantry |
4 |
Herman
Broetz |
Private |
I |
Seventh
Infantry |
5 |
Mathew
Butterly |
Private |
E* |
Seventh
Infantry |
6 |
McKindra
L. Drake |
Private |
H |
Seventh
Infantry |
7 |
Robert
L. Edgeworth |
First Sergeant |
G |
Seventh
Infantry |
8 |
Jacob
Eisenhut |
Corporal |
D |
Seventh
Infantry |
9 |
Michael
Gallagher |
Musician |
D |
Seventh
Infantry |
10 |
Michael
Hogan |
Sergeant |
I |
Seventh
Infantry |
11 |
John
Kleis |
Artificer |
K |
Seventh
Infantry |
12 |
Gottlieb
Mantz |
Private |
G |
Seventh
Infantry |
13 |
William
H. Martin |
Sergeant |
G |
Seventh
Infantry |
14 |
Daniel
McCafferey |
Corporal |
I |
Seventh
Infantry |
15 |
James
McGuire |
Private |
F |
Seventh
Infantry |
16 |
F.
John O’Brien |
Private |
G |
Seventh
Infantry |
17 |
Dominick
O’Connor |
Corporal |
G |
Seventh
Infantry |
18 |
Edward
Page |
Sergeant |
L |
Seventh
Calvary |
19 |
William
H. Payne |
Corporal |
D |
Seventh
Infantry |
20 |
William
D. Pomeroy |
Private |
G |
Seventh
Infantry |
21 |
Robert
E. Sale |
Corporal |
G |
Seventh
Infantry |
22 |
John
B. Smith |
Private |
A |
Seventh
Infantry |
23 |
Thomas
P. Stinebaker |
Musician |
K |
Seventh
Infantry |
24 |
Frederick
Stortz |
First Sergeant |
K |
Seventh
Infantry |
25 |
William
W. Watson |
Sergeant |
F |
Seventh
Infantry |
* Attached to Company D
Civilians
1. John
Armstrong
2. Henry
S. Bostwick
3. Lynde
C. Elliot
4. Alvin
Lockwood
5. Campbell
Mitchell
6. David
Morrow
VIII. Camas Meadows, August 20, 1877.
(Sources: “List of Wounded in Skirmish on Camas Meadow”;
and Regimental Returns…Second Cavalry, August 1877, roll 719.)
No. |
Name |
Rank |
Company |
Regiment |
1 |
Bernard
A. Brooks |
Trumpeter |
B |
First
Cavalry |
IX. Canyon Creek, September 13, 1877.
(Source: “List of Wounded…Canon Creek.” Corrected as per
Regimental Returns…Seventh cavalry, September, 1877, roll 72.)
No. |
Name |
Rank |
Company |
Regiment |
1 |
Nathan
T. Brown |
Private |
L |
Seventh Cavalry |
2 |
Frank
J. Gosselin |
Private |
M |
Seventh
Cavalry |
3 |
Edson
F. Archer
Died
of wounds on September 14, 1877 |
Blacksmith |
L |
Seventh
Cavalry |
4 |
James
Lawlor
Died
of wounds September 18, 1877. |
Private |
L |
Seventh
Cavalry |
X. Cow Island, September 23, 1877.
(Sources: Fort Benton Benton Record,
October 5, 1877; and Hardin, Diary, September 28, 1877.)
No. |
Name |
Rank |
Company |
Regiment |
1 |
Byron
Martin |
Private |
B |
Seventh Infantry |
XI. Cow Creek Canyon, September 24, 1877.
(Source: Secretary of Was, Report…1877,
557.)
Citizens
Edmund Bradley
XII. Bear's Paw, September 30 – October 5,
1877.
(Sources: Surgeon Henry R. Tilton to Medical Director,
Department of Dakota, October 3, 1877, entry 624, box 1, Office of the Adjutant
General. Corrected as per Regimental Returns…Seventh Cavalry, September and
October 1877, roll 72; Regimental Returns…Fifth Infantry, September and October
1877, roll 58; and Regimental Returns…Second Cavalry, September and October
1877, roll 719.)
No. |
Name |
Rank |
Company |
Regiment |
Date |
1 |
Owen
Hale |
Captain |
K |
Seventh
Cavalry |
9/30 |
2 |
J.
Williams Biddle |
Second lieut. |
K |
Seventh
Cavalry |
9/30 |
3 |
Otto
Wilde |
First sergeant |
K |
Seventh
Cavalry |
9/30 |
4 |
Max
Mielke |
Sergeant |
K |
Seventh
Cavalry |
9/30 |
5 |
Henry
W. Raichel |
Sergeant |
K |
Seventh
Cavalry |
9/30 |
6 |
William
Whitlow |
Private |
K |
Seventh
Cavalry |
9/30 |
7 |
Francis
Roth |
Private |
K |
Seventh
Cavalry |
9/30 |
8 |
Charles
F. Hardick |
Private |
K |
Seventh
Cavalry |
9/30 |
9 |
Frank
Knaupp |
Private |
K |
Seventh
Cavalry |
9/30 |
10 |
George
W. McDermott |
First sergeant |
A |
Seventh
Cavalry |
9/30 |
11 |
John
E. Cleveland |
Private |
A |
Seventh
Cavalry |
9/30 |
12 |
Lewis
Kelly |
Private |
A |
Seventh
Cavalry |
9/30 |
13 |
Samuel
McIntyre |
Private |
D |
Seventh
Cavalry |
9/30 |
14 |
Michael
Martin |
First sergeant |
D |
Seventh
Cavalry |
9/30 |
15 |
James
H. Alberts |
Sergeant |
D |
Seventh
Cavalry |
9/30 |
16 |
William
I. Randall |
Private |
D |
Seventh
Cavalry |
9/30 |
17 |
David
E. Dawsey |
Private |
D |
Seventh
Cavalry |
9/30 |
18 |
John
Haddo |
Corporal |
B |
Seventh
Infantry |
9/30 |
19 |
Thomas
Geogehgan |
Private |
C |
Seventh
Infantry |
9/30 |
20 |
Richard
M. Peshall |
Private |
G |
Seventh Infantry |
9/30 |
21 |
John
Irving |
Private |
G |
Seventh
Cavalry |
10/1 |
22 |
Otto
Durselen
Died
of wounds.
|
Sergeant |
A |
Seventh
Cavalry |
9/30 |
23 |
Joseph
A. Cable
Died
of wounds October 15, 1877. |
Sergeant |
I |
Seventh
Infantry |
9/30 |
24 |
Joseph
Kohler
Died
of wounds October 1, 1877.
|
Private |
I |
Seventh
Infantry |
9/30 |
Greene, Jerome A., Nez Perce Summer
1877, The U.S. Army and the Nee-Me-Poo Crisis, Montana Historical Society,
2000.
14. The video "The Nez Perce (Nee-Me-Poo) National Historical Trail" is available on loan from the Forest Service video library. Call (800)683-8366 or FAX (818)865-1327 to request the video or their free video loan list.
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