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General >> Chit-Chat (for poking fun and off topic subjects) >> Battle of sugar point http://www.kragcollectorsassociation.org/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1566448703 Message started by King carp on Aug 22^nd, 2019 at 4:38am

Title: Battle of sugar point
Post by King carp on Aug 22^nd, 2019 at 4:38am

Interesting piece of history. I think the photo shows krag rifles with canvas reciever covers. This was called the last armed conflict between the U.S. army and American Indians. (You need to Login

Title: Re: Battle of sugar point
Post by Knute1 on Aug 22^nd, 2019 at 9:24pm

I believe this is the same battle. Ojibwe and Chippewa is the same. Your post has a photo that wasn't seen in the link below.-

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Title: Re: Battle of sugar point
Post by King carp on Aug 23^rd, 2019 at 3:54am

I think both links are from the same battle also. I wish the photo had a little better detail. But it is over a 120 years old!

Title: Re: Battle of sugar point
Post by butlersrangers on Aug 23^rd, 2019 at 5:33am

Soldiers involved were U.S. 3rd Inf.

Sugar_Point_US_3rd_Inf__Soldiers.jpg ( 77 KB | 2 Downloads )

Sugar_Point_-_Old_Bug.jpg ( 170 KB | 0 Downloads )

Sugar_Point_-_Gatling.jpg ( 179 KB | 0 Downloads )