Item Detail
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29026
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2
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English
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The Fight at Soldier Crossing, 1884 : Military Considerations in Canyon Country
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Utah Historical Quarterly
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Summer 2002
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70
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3
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Utah Historical Society
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258-281
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"In the summer of 1881, the Utes in southeastern Utah were rejoicing over recent events that had culminated in their victory at the battle of Pinhook Draw. Under the sod of southeastern Utah and southwestern Colorado lay twelve cowboys whose deaths sent a sharp message to local cattle outfits that their use of Ute lands would come at a price in blood... Three years later, at Soldier Crossing, history would repeat itself. This clash between the Utes and military brought into sharp focus the problem of conducting military operations in the canyon country of southeastern Utah..." [From the text]