Burning of Heck Reel Wagon Train

Publication

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St. Joseph Museums

Name/Title

Burning of Heck Reel Wagon Train

Entry/Object ID

2009.3.63

Description

Burning of Heck Reel Wagon Train tells the history of the Indian attack on August 1, 1876, of the Heck Reel's ox-powered freight wagon trains near Elk Horn on the Cheyenne-Ft. Fetterman trail. Bishop and Vaughn combined the results of their investigations with other known historical facts to tell the story of what happened and where it happened. This pamphlet is part of the Don Reynolds Collection. 16/Softbound/Maps/Photographs.

Collection

Don and Maudie Reynolds Collection

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Pamphlet

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Historic sites

Search Terms

Heck Reel Wagon Train, Freighting, Indian Attacks-Heck Reel Wagon Train, Cheynne-Fort Fetterman Trail, Elkhorn RIver, Native American, Indian Interaction, Western Migration, Forts, Fort Fetterman

Publication Details

Author

Vaughn, J. W. and L. C. Bishop

Place Published

City

Douglas

State/Province

Wyoming

Date Published

1958

Call No.

Western VA

Notes

Copy No.: 2

Condition

Overall Condition

Good