The Capture and Escape from the Sioux

Download or read book The Capture and Escape from the Sioux written by Sarah L. Larimer and published by . This book was released on 2013-03 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In July, 1864 hostile Oglala Sioux Indians attacked the wagon train of the pioneering Kelly and Larimer families approximately 80 miles west of Fort Laramie, Wyoming. Several people were killed or wounded but Sarah Larimer and Fanny Kelly, together with some of their children, were taken into captivity by the Indians. On the second night of their captivity Sarah Larimer and her son managed to escape from the Indian camp and after many difficulties and privations they reached the Deer Creek telegraph station and safety. This book is Sarah Larimer's story of her ordeal.