GC19NET The Greatest Ride (Traditional Cache) in Wyoming, United States created by Wielders of Anduril

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A cache by Wielders of Anduril Message this owner

Hidden : 2/24/2008

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Cache is a waterproof matchstick container and is log only. Please replace exactly as found. You do NOT need to cross the fence to find the cache. Sorry for all the log only caches but these historical markers really don’t lend themselves to creative ideas. Of all the history, stories, and markers in this area this one is by far my most favorite.

“On December 21, 1866, a small war party, in a feint, made a typical attack on a wood train returning eastward from Piney Island to the fort. To relieve the train, Carrington sent out Fetterman, two other officers, 48 infantrymen, 28 cavalrymen, and two civilians—81 men in all. Although warned not to cross Lodge Trail Ridge, where he would be out of sight of the fort, Fetterman let a small party of warriors decoy him northward well beyond the ridge and into a carefully rehearsed ambush prepared by Red Cloud. Within half an hour, at high noon, hundreds of Sioux, Cheyenne, and Arapaho warriors annihilated the small force to the last man. Relief columns from the fort, which scattered the Indians, were too late to rescue Fetterman and his men. They had suffered the worst defeat inflicted by the Plains Indians on the Army until that time and one that vied with subsequent debacles, such as the Battle of the Little Bighorn. Following the Fetterman Disaster, Carrington hired civilians John "Portugee" Phillips and Daniel Dixon to carry a message for Omaha headquarters concerning the disaster and a plea for reinforcements to the telegraph station at Horseshoe Bend, near Fort Laramie. Phillips continued on through a snowstorm to Fort Laramie on a 236-mile ride, honored in the annals of Wyoming history.” (http://www.legendsofamerica.com/wy-fortphilkearny.html) According to the Historical Marker he horse died from exhaustion soon after arriving at Fort Laramie. I personally can’t help but think that the horse had some sense that the mission they were on was an important one and gave all he had. You can view the site of the marker in honor of John Phillips and this great ride that is located at his starting point on the Boseman Trail via google maps by clicking this link. http://maps.google.com/maps?q=http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/download.php?Number=901646&t=k&om=1

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