Sheepeater Indian War

Sheepeater Indian War
Part of the American Indian Wars
Date 1879 Location Idaho Result United States victory
Belligerents
United States Troop G of 1st Cavalry 2nd Infantry 21st Infantry	Tukudeka
Commanders and leaders
General Oliver Howard Capt. Reuben Bernard Lt. Henry Catley Lt. Edward Farrow	?
Strength
1st Cavalry: at least 60 Soldiers 2nd Infantry: 48 Soldiers	?
Casualties and losses
1 Killed	?

The Big Horned Sheepeater Indian War of 1879 was the last Indian war fought in the Pacific Northwest portion of the United States^{[citation needed]}; it took place primarily in central Idaho. A high mountain band of approximately 300 Shoshone people, the Tukudeka were known as the "Big Horned" Game Hunters as Rocky Mountain sheep were a main staple of their food, clothing and tools. At the time, they were the last tribe living traditionally on the American Rocky Mountains. ^[1] The Tukudeka became part of the Salmon Eater Shoshones after the war.