Edward J. Steptoe and the Indian Wars
Lieutenant Colonel Edward J. Steptoe''s escape from encirclement by 1,000 Northern Plateau Indians in 1858 is a familiar story from the Indian Wars. Yet the details of the Battle of Pine Creek (or Tohotonimme) and its aftermath remain subjects of debate. Outnumbered six to one, Steptoe''s 164 troops slipped away in the night. Newspapers called it a "disaster." A few weeks later, Colonel George ...
Lieutenant Colonel Edward J. Steptoe''s escape from encirclement by 1,000 Northern Plateau Indians in 1858 is a familiar story from the Indian Wars. Yet the details of the Battle of Pine Creek (or Tohotonimme) and its aftermath remain subjects of debate. Outnumbered six to one, Steptoe''s 164 troops slipped away in the night. Newspapers called it a "disaster." A few weeks later, Colonel George ...
