Yellowstone Expedition of 1873

Yellowstone Expedition of 1873
Part of the Sioux Wars
DateJune 20 – September 23, 1873
Location
Result United States Victory
Belligerents
Lakota Sioux  United States
Commanders and leaders
Sitting Bull
Crazy Horse
Gall
Rain in the Face
United States David S. Stanley
United States George A. Custer
Strength
~1000 Warriors 1,530 Soldiers
353 Civilians
Casualties and losses
4 killed, 12 wounded 11 killed, 4 wounded, 5 horses killed, ~90 mules killed

The Yellowstone Expedition of 1873 was an expedition of the United States Army in the summer of 1873 in Dakota Territory and Montana Territory, to survey a route for the Northern Pacific Railroad along the Yellowstone River. The expedition was under the overall command of Colonel David S. Stanley, with Lieutenant Colonel George A. Custer second in command.[1]

  1. ^ Lubetkin, M. John (2006). Jay Cooke's Gamble: The Northern Pacific Railroad, The Sioux, and the Panic of 1873. Norman, Oklahoma, USA: University of Oklahoma Press. ISBN 0-8061-3740-1.