Carr Battles Tall Bull's Cheyennes, 1869

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In June of 1869, Major General Eugene A. Carr caught Tall Bull's Cheyenne band at Summit Springs near the Platte River. In an all day fight Carr's men killed fifty-two Cheyenne, including Tall Bull, and burned their village.

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