Fetterman, Capt., fight with Indians at Lodge Trail Ridge, 20; rashness of, 23; annihilation of his command, 24–32; begs command of expedition from Gen. Carrington, 25; map of massacre of his command, 27; death of, 32; result of his disobeying orders, 36, 39 Fifth Cavalry, in battle of Summit Springs, 172; other engagements, 293, 294, 312 Fifth Infantry, 326, 335 Finerty, John F., Chicago _Times_ correspondent, joins the Sibley scout, 298, 303; account of Gen. Henry’s ghastly experience, 346 Fisher, civilian volunteer, 26; killed, 35 Fitzgerald, Dr., 100 Forsyth, George Alexander (“Sandy”), and the Rough Riders of ’68, description of, 72–96; aide to Gen. Sheridan, 75; sketch of, 76; desperate situation of, on Beecher’s Island, 97; adventures of Scouts Trudeau and Stillwell to rescue, 97–112; map of march to relieve Forsyth and escort Gen. Carr, 103; a few words about Forsyth’s men, 109–112; his battlefield preserved, 111; letter of, on the relations between Gen. Custer and Gen. Belknap, 216–218; on Custer’s Little Big Horn campaign, 361 Forsyth Association, 111 Fort Abraham Lincoln, Seventh Cavalry stationed at, 213, 214; Rain-in-the-Face imprisoned at, 215; Gen. Terry at, 218; Mrs. Custer at, 258 Fort Caspar, Gen. Crook’s headquarters, 37 Fort C. F. Smith established, 17, 25, 62; attacked, 46 note Fort D. A. Russell, Gen. Henry at, 349 Fort Ellsworth, Indian council held at, 72 Fort Fetterman, Wyoming, established, 39; actions at, 188, 202, 208, 312, 344, 348, 349 Fort Laramie, Nebraska, government commissioners negotiate treaty with Indians at, 7, 293 Fort Phil Kearney, establishment and abandonment of, 3, 209; constantly surrounded by Indians, 3; Montana emigrants protected by, 4; plan of, 16; the tragedy of, 19–39; working plan of, 33; troops ordered to relief of, 37; closely invested, 40, 41; fort completed, 41; Red Cloud’s attack on, 46; burned by Indians, 58; Mr. R. J. Smyth’s personal reminiscences of, and the wagon-box fight, 59–71; Gen. Crook at, 189; Fort Reno, removal of ordered, 9; repaired and garrisoned, 12; construction of, 15–17; plan of, 16; established by Gen. Conner, 60; Gen. Crook at, 189 Fort Wallace, Kansas, temporary terminus of Kansas Pacific Railroad, 78; orders issued from, to rescue Col. Forsyth, 100; Capt. Carpenter arrives at, 134 Fourth Cavalry, 312 Fourth Infantry, 188 French, Capt., 251, 271 Frontier, protecting the, 3–179 Fry, Gen. James B., his book, “Army Sacrifices,” quoted, 72; on Custer’s Little Big Horn campaign, 360 Furey, Major, with Gen. Crook, 191 _G_ Gall, Indian chief, opposed to Reno, 241, 253, 254; attacks Custer, 256, 286; at big feast after the Custer battle, 290; attacks Gen. Miles, 325 “Galvanized soldiers,” 60