What Never Really Happened: Fort Phil Kearny Fiction

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What Never Really Happened: Fort Phil Kearny Fiction, by John McDermott. Annals of Wyoming. Vol 84, No. 2. Spring 2012

This interesting article by John McDermott discusses myths about the Fetterman fight dating back to shortly after the battle itself. Not too surprisingly, the battle began to be subject to tales and myths almost as soon as it was fought, and it continues to be reinterpreted. For students of the battle, McDermott does a nice job of cutting the fiction out of the fact, and examining some of the popular myths about the battle and its aftermath.
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