Battle of Ash Hollow

The Battle of Ash Hollow, also known as the Battle of Blue Water Creek or the Harney Massacre, was an engagement of the First Sioux War, fought on September 2 and 3, 1855, between United States Army soldiers under Brig. Gen. William S. Harney and a band of the Sicangu Lakota along the Platte River in present-day Garden County, Nebraska. In the 20th century, the town of Lewellen, Nebraska, was developed here as a railroad stop.

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1855  Wikimedia, Wikidata
Battle of Blue Water Creek; Harney Massacre
battle, United States, United States, 

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1855 Battle of Ash Hollow

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"Sketch of the Blue Water Creek embracing the field of action of the force under the command of Bv. Genl. W.S. Harney in the attack of the 3rd Sept. 1855, on the "Brule" Band of the Indian Chief Little Thunder"

Battle of Ash Hollow

D-18. Blue Water BattlefieldHarney MassacreBattle of Ash Hollow Historic Wayside (1.8 miles west of Lewellen) on the California, Mormon Pioneer, and Oregon National Historic Trails (2005) (9b909bdf-e8e0-403e-b799-80ae065344ab)

Ash Hollow Cemetery (Garden Co, NE) monuments 2

Ash Hollow

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1855	Battle of Ash Hollow	United States, battle	Wikidata
commons	image		"Sketch of the Blue Water Creek embracing the field of action of the force under the command of Bv. Genl. W.S. Harney in the attack of the 3rd Sept. 1855, on the "Brule" Band of the Indian Chief Little Thunder"		Commons
commons	image		Battle of Ash Hollow		Commons
commons	image		D-18. Blue Water BattlefieldHarney MassacreBattle of Ash Hollow Historic Wayside (1.8 miles west of Lewellen) on the California, Mormon Pioneer, and Oregon National Historic Trails (2005) (9b909bdf-e8e0-403e-b799-80ae065344ab)		Commons
commons	image		Ash Hollow Cemetery (Garden Co, NE) monuments 2		Commons
commons	image		Ash Hollow		Commons