Battle of Bone Pile Creek

Battle of Bone Pile Creek
Part of the Powder River Expedition, Sioux Wars
Date August 13–15, 1865 Location present-day Campbell County, Wyoming Result Inconclusive
Belligerents
United States	Cheyenne Oglala Lakota Sioux
Commanders and leaders
James A. Sawyers George Williford	Red Cloud Dull Knife
Strength
143 Soldiers, 53 Civilians	~500 Warriors
Casualties and losses
3 killed	2 killed, 3 wounded

The Battle of Bone Pile Creek, part of the Powder River Expedition, was fought August 13–15, 1865, by United States soldiers and civilians against Sioux and Cheyenne warriors. The battle occurred near Bone Pile Creek, in Dakota Territory, in present-day Campbell County, Wyoming.^[1]