Cavalry Barracks/Cheyenne Outbreak

One hundred and forty-nine Northern Cheyenne Indians led by Dull Knife were taken into custody by troops from Fort Robinson on October 23, 1878. Imprisoned in the log cavalry barracks, they escaped on January 9, 1879. Fort Robinson soldiers pursued the Cheyenne until the last ones were killed or captured on January 23, 1879. The barracks were destroyed by fire on March 22, 1898.

Nebraska · United States