During the 1860's and 1870's, the Cheyenne allied themselves with the
Sioux, their traditional friends, against the U.S. army.  After Custer's
defeat at Little Bighorn, General Crook and his forces pursued the
scattering Sioux and Cheyenne forces with determination.  On November 25,
1876, Crook's command defeated the Cheyenne band led by Dull Knife, a
follower of Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse, in the Bighorn Mountains of
Wyoming.  Pictured above are prisoners from Dull Knife's band on the steps
of the court house in Dodge City, two years later.  By that time, Sitting
Bull had been brought under control, and Dull Knife was no longer a threat
to the U.S. forces.