The main force was to move south from Fort Dodge, Kansas, and catch any Indians fleeing the other two columns and then move down the Washita River ... a,,cs losses in the battle are reported ...

As the sun rose on a cold morning in 1868, hundreds of U.S. soldiers, led by Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer, attacked Cheyenne families camped for the winter along the Washita River. Stories passed ...