Post by mdenney on Jan 26, 2007 19:21:37 GMT -5
Fort Marion Prisoners, 1875-1878
INTRODUCTION:
This web page is linked to a series of pages borne out of a project conceived of and implemented by John L. Sipes, Jr. for the Ft. Marion Prisoner Descendants Reunion Project. The prisoner names on this list are taken from Richard Henry Pratt's biography, Battlefield and Classroom. Sources for the links are compiled from John Sipes' personal files, many from the Sipes/Berthrong collections, Barbara Landis' newspaper transcript collections, Joy Fisher's transcribed US Senate booklet dated Feb.1891 listing Indians sent to Hampton - Apr. 1878 through Oct. 1890, Jackie Fear-Segal's research based on information found in Karen Peterson's Plains Indian Art from Ft. Marion, and Genevieve Bell's database gleaned out of the National Archives (NARA) Record Group 75/File 1327 Carlisle Indian School Student Folders.
Specific materials have been posted here or linked to the Carlisle student name lists and their biographical links. The material is referenced from:
John Sipes Cheyenne Collection
Donald J. Berthrong Collection
Ruby Bushyhead Collection
Oklahoma Historical Society Archives and Manuscripts
National Archives
Western History Collections, University of Oklahoma
Standing Bird/Medicine Water FamilyOral History Collections Sipes Collection.
Below the Ft. Marion Prisoner names are the lists of the Carlisle Indian School students from the Cheyenne and Arapaho Agencies, many of whom are relations of the Ft. Marion Prisoners. More recently linked are the Sand Creek (1864) Survivor Families as well as the Battle of the Wanutsa (1868) Survivors.
LETTERS AND TRANSCRIPTIONS FROM SIPES/BERTHRONG COLLECTION.
An inside look at Pratt's requests from the Fort to the Agencies.
This page link also includes correspondence between agents and Bureau preparing for the homecoming of the Ft. Marion prisoners.
List of "Cheyenne Indians as Prisoners" at Cheyenne Agency, Ind. Terr.
(No Date on Document. Could be March of 1875. Sipes Notation)
(1) Grey Beard, Principal Chief, Ring Leader; (2) Heap of Birds, Principal Chief, Ring Leader; (3) Bear Shield, Principal Chief, Ring Leader; (4) Minimic, Principal Chief, Ring Leader (5) Medicine Water, Short and German Murders. Charges. ( Medicine Water was a Bowstring Warrior Society Head War Chief. Sipes Notation) (6) Long Back, Accomplice in Short and German Murders. Held and Abused Captives. (7) White Man, Accomplice in German Murders. Pointed out by Captives. (8) Rising Bull, Accomplice in German Murders (9) Cohoe, Pointed out by Big Moccasin (10) Bears Heart ( 11)Big Moccasin Captured by Capt. Reyes, Accused by Whirlwind, Cheyenne Chief (12) Star (13) Lean Bear, Said to have been in favor of peace. (14) Howling Wolf, Said to have been in favor of peace. (15) Making Medicine, Ring Leader (16) Antelope (17) Come See Him, Was in Short murder and some things found in his lodge said to be suspicious. Brother to Medicine Water. ( Standing Bird Oral history states from quotes of Measure Woman Standing Bird, Pete Bird Chief, Jr., Woodrow Goose, Man on Cloud, Verna Yellow Cloud Standing Bird, Iron Shirt, Cleo Wilson Sipes, Sherman Goose, these all immediate family members, that Come See Him was not a brother to Medicine Water. Sipes Family Oral History Files, Sipes Cheyenne Coll.) (18) Little Medicine (19) Shave Head (20) Roman Nose (21) Big Nose (22) Squint Eyes (23) Little Chief (24) Good Heart/Black Horse, Killed upon escape from guards. (Black Horse escaped during the Sand Hill fight and went North and married in Montana and had a family. Sipes notation) (25) Matches (26) Starving Wolf (27) Spotted Elk (28) Buffalo Meat (29) Buzzard (30) Soaring Eagle, Brown murder close to Ft. Wallace, Kansas. Had Browns pistol in his possession. (31) Niconista, Brown murder near Ft. Wallace, Kansas. (32) Left Hand (33) Mochi, Wife of Medicine Water. Said to have put an ax in the head of John German. (Only Indian woman charged with the " so called" crimes during the Red River War and sent to Ft. Marion in chains and shackles. She was a Cheyenne warrior woman and rode with her husband, Medicine Water, for 12 years. Sipes Cheyenne Coll.) 32 Men and 1 Woman Total 33 Cheyennes.
Arapahoes; Packer and White Bear.
Text Copyright (c) 2004 Sipes Collections. Ft. Marion POWs Files.
link below-
home.epix.net/~landis/ftmarion.html
INTRODUCTION:
This web page is linked to a series of pages borne out of a project conceived of and implemented by John L. Sipes, Jr. for the Ft. Marion Prisoner Descendants Reunion Project. The prisoner names on this list are taken from Richard Henry Pratt's biography, Battlefield and Classroom. Sources for the links are compiled from John Sipes' personal files, many from the Sipes/Berthrong collections, Barbara Landis' newspaper transcript collections, Joy Fisher's transcribed US Senate booklet dated Feb.1891 listing Indians sent to Hampton - Apr. 1878 through Oct. 1890, Jackie Fear-Segal's research based on information found in Karen Peterson's Plains Indian Art from Ft. Marion, and Genevieve Bell's database gleaned out of the National Archives (NARA) Record Group 75/File 1327 Carlisle Indian School Student Folders.
Specific materials have been posted here or linked to the Carlisle student name lists and their biographical links. The material is referenced from:
John Sipes Cheyenne Collection
Donald J. Berthrong Collection
Ruby Bushyhead Collection
Oklahoma Historical Society Archives and Manuscripts
National Archives
Western History Collections, University of Oklahoma
Standing Bird/Medicine Water FamilyOral History Collections Sipes Collection.
Below the Ft. Marion Prisoner names are the lists of the Carlisle Indian School students from the Cheyenne and Arapaho Agencies, many of whom are relations of the Ft. Marion Prisoners. More recently linked are the Sand Creek (1864) Survivor Families as well as the Battle of the Wanutsa (1868) Survivors.
LETTERS AND TRANSCRIPTIONS FROM SIPES/BERTHRONG COLLECTION.
An inside look at Pratt's requests from the Fort to the Agencies.
This page link also includes correspondence between agents and Bureau preparing for the homecoming of the Ft. Marion prisoners.
List of "Cheyenne Indians as Prisoners" at Cheyenne Agency, Ind. Terr.
(No Date on Document. Could be March of 1875. Sipes Notation)
(1) Grey Beard, Principal Chief, Ring Leader; (2) Heap of Birds, Principal Chief, Ring Leader; (3) Bear Shield, Principal Chief, Ring Leader; (4) Minimic, Principal Chief, Ring Leader (5) Medicine Water, Short and German Murders. Charges. ( Medicine Water was a Bowstring Warrior Society Head War Chief. Sipes Notation) (6) Long Back, Accomplice in Short and German Murders. Held and Abused Captives. (7) White Man, Accomplice in German Murders. Pointed out by Captives. (8) Rising Bull, Accomplice in German Murders (9) Cohoe, Pointed out by Big Moccasin (10) Bears Heart ( 11)Big Moccasin Captured by Capt. Reyes, Accused by Whirlwind, Cheyenne Chief (12) Star (13) Lean Bear, Said to have been in favor of peace. (14) Howling Wolf, Said to have been in favor of peace. (15) Making Medicine, Ring Leader (16) Antelope (17) Come See Him, Was in Short murder and some things found in his lodge said to be suspicious. Brother to Medicine Water. ( Standing Bird Oral history states from quotes of Measure Woman Standing Bird, Pete Bird Chief, Jr., Woodrow Goose, Man on Cloud, Verna Yellow Cloud Standing Bird, Iron Shirt, Cleo Wilson Sipes, Sherman Goose, these all immediate family members, that Come See Him was not a brother to Medicine Water. Sipes Family Oral History Files, Sipes Cheyenne Coll.) (18) Little Medicine (19) Shave Head (20) Roman Nose (21) Big Nose (22) Squint Eyes (23) Little Chief (24) Good Heart/Black Horse, Killed upon escape from guards. (Black Horse escaped during the Sand Hill fight and went North and married in Montana and had a family. Sipes notation) (25) Matches (26) Starving Wolf (27) Spotted Elk (28) Buffalo Meat (29) Buzzard (30) Soaring Eagle, Brown murder close to Ft. Wallace, Kansas. Had Browns pistol in his possession. (31) Niconista, Brown murder near Ft. Wallace, Kansas. (32) Left Hand (33) Mochi, Wife of Medicine Water. Said to have put an ax in the head of John German. (Only Indian woman charged with the " so called" crimes during the Red River War and sent to Ft. Marion in chains and shackles. She was a Cheyenne warrior woman and rode with her husband, Medicine Water, for 12 years. Sipes Cheyenne Coll.) 32 Men and 1 Woman Total 33 Cheyennes.
Arapahoes; Packer and White Bear.
Text Copyright (c) 2004 Sipes Collections. Ft. Marion POWs Files.
link below-
home.epix.net/~landis/ftmarion.html