On September 3, 1863, the U.S. Army led by Brigadier General Alfred Sully attacked a peaceful Native encampment; the massacre at Whitestone Hill happened before Wounded Knee and Sand Creek.
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On September 3, 1863, the U.S. Army led by Brigadier General Alfred Sully attacked a peaceful Native encampment; the massacre at Whitestone Hill happened before Wounded Knee and Sand Creek.