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Detailed Map Showing the Suppression of the Ghost Dance Movement and Death of Sitting Bull.

Scarce map of South Dakota and part of the southern part of North Dakota, illustrating the Indian Campaigns againt the Sioux Indians undertaken by the United States.

The map provides a fine historical overview of the movements of the Army and the "Hostile Sioux" during this period. The map shows the location of the Battle of Wounded Knee, here labeled as "Affair at Wounded Knee, Dec 29, 1890." A misunderstanding between soldiers and Indians waiting to surrender at Wounded Knee, South Dakota, touched off a massacre of some 300 Sioux men, women and children.

The Sioux campaign was an attempt to suppress the Ghost Dance movement. At the height of the tension, Sitting Bull was killed. The location of his camp is noted on the map. In exceptional detail, scores of wagon roads and trails are laid out.

Numerous military positions with red, yellow and blue overprinted icons are keyed to a legend. The icons locate the first, second, third and fourth position of the troops, along with the same number of positions of Hostile Indians. The map locates forts and all Indian reservations in the region including Lower Brule, Pine Ridge, Rosebud and Standing Rock. A surprising number of settlements including Valentine, Clinton, Hay Springs, Wayside, Moulton, Rapid City, Cheyenne City, the Standing Rock Agency and much more are named.