Other evidence backs them up. Yet when people visit the land today, the first thing they see is its official name: Washita Battlefield National Historic Site. Cheyenne leaders asked Congress in ...

The land is now a national historic site. In 1868, the U.S. carried out a surprise attack on Cheyenne families near the Washita River. News Sports Business Life Opinion Advertise Obituaries ...

As the sun rose on a cold morning in 1868, hundreds of U.S. soldiers, led by Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer, attacked Cheyenne families camped for the winter along the Washita River. Stories passed ...

In 1868, the U.S. carried out a surprise attack on Cheyenne families near the Washita River. The land is now a national historic site.