Tag: Shoshone Nation
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500 Members of the Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation Lay Dead After the Worst Massacre of Native Americans by the U.S. military in American History. January 29, 1863.
Image: Massacre survivor Chief Sagwitch and spouse Beawoachee, circa 1875. (Public Domain). On this day in history, January 29, 1863, as many as 500 Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation lay dead after the worst massacre of Native Americans by the U.S. military in American history. Most people have never heard of the Bear River…
History Daily With Francis Chappell Black 