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Wounded Knee Massacre: Topics in Chronicling America
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Military events · 29 December 1890Open article references →
The Wounded Knee Massacre
Wounded Knee Creek massacre and burial landscape · United States
Why editors use it herePrimary-newspaper guide documenting troop movement, massacre, estimates, Army response, and changing terminology.
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On 29 December 1890, the U.S.
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Trigger and conditions
Cavalry intercepted the group and escorted it to Wounded Knee.
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Uncertainty
Victim totals vary because names, bodies, later deaths, and military reports do not align.
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Why it matters
The massacre shows how officials can convert a religious movement and displaced families into a security threat, then describe overwhelming fire as combat.
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