Oglala Sioux Tribe
Organization
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Jesse M. and Lucy W. Lee collection
Collection — Folder: S0818
Identifier: S0818
Scope and Contents
This collection contains typewritten copies of letters sent by Lucy W. Lee to the editor of the Greencastle Star (Indiana) newspaper regarding her experiences living at Camp Robinson and Camp Sheridan in Nebraska with her husband, Jesse M. Lee, a first lieutenant with the army, from 1874-1877. Through her letters, Lucy describes the two camps and the Native Americans living near the posts and those that were "induced to come into the agencies and behave themselves". She also recounts witnessing...
Dates:
1874-1907
