CDV bearing a copy photograph Kiowa Chief White Bear (Satanta), originalyl attributed to W.S. Soule, Fort Sill, Indian Territory. Period inscription on verso reads, "Satanta Chief / of the Kiowas," with later notations added in pencil below: "(White-Bear) / Satanta - Chief of / The Kiowas / Died at Fort Sill, OK / Committed Suicide at / Fort Sill, OK / Oct 1878." Satanta (ca 1820-1878), a notorious warrior from Kiowa county, participated in many raids against the Cheyenne and Ute tribes and pillaged white settlements in the American Southwest for horses and other booty. Most notably, while leading a band of Kiowa, he and fellow war chief Lone Wolf encountered Custer, Sheridan, Sheridan's Adjutant Colonel J. Schuyler Crosby, and the 7th Cavalry near Fort Cobb, IT in December of 1868. Satanta and Lone Wolf were captured and held prisoner until the Kiowas surrendered and came to Fort Cobb. Upon his release, Satanta resumed the lead of his war party and was responsible in large part for the Warren Wagon Train Raid, also known as the Salt Creek Massacre of 1871. Arrested for his role in the violent crime, Satanta became the first chief tried for murder in a court of law. He was found guilty, but while serving his life sentence, Satanta committed suicide by jumping from a prison window. Provenance:American Indian Photography Collection of John W. Painter (1929-2008) Condition: Light surface soil, with light wear to edges and corners.
CDV bearing a copy photograph Kiowa Chief White Bear (Satanta), originalyl attributed to W.S. Soule, Fort Sill, Indian Territory. Period inscription on verso reads, "Satanta Chief / of the Kiowas," with later notations added in pencil below: "(White-Bear) / Satanta - Chief of / The Kiowas / Died at Fort Sill, OK / Committed Suicide at / Fort Sill, OK / Oct 1878." Satanta (ca 1820-1878), a notorious warrior from Kiowa county, participated in many raids against the Cheyenne and Ute tribes and pillaged white settlements in the American Southwest for horses and other booty. Most notably, while leading a band of Kiowa, he and fellow war chief Lone Wolf encountered Custer, Sheridan, Sheridan's Adjutant Colonel J. Schuyler Crosby, and the 7th Cavalry near Fort Cobb, IT in December of 1868. Satanta and Lone Wolf were captured and held prisoner until the Kiowas surrendered and came to Fort Cobb. Upon his release, Satanta resumed the lead of his war party and was responsible in large part for the Warren Wagon Train Raid, also known as the Salt Creek Massacre of 1871. Arrested for his role in the violent crime, Satanta became the first chief tried for murder in a court of law. He was found guilty, but while serving his life sentence, Satanta committed suicide by jumping from a prison window. Provenance:American Indian Photography Collection of John W. Painter (1929-2008) Condition: Light surface soil, with light wear to edges and corners.
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