The Battle of the Big Hole / A History of General Gibbon's Engagement with Nez Percés Indians in the Big Hole Valley, Montana, August 9th, 1877.

The narrative reconstructs the 1877 campaign between U.S. Army forces under General Gibbon and Nez Percé bands, beginning with treaties and land disputes that precipitated the conflict. It follows troop movements and a night march culminating in a dawn assault on a Nez Percé encampment, then describes close-quarters fighting, tactical episodes, and the struggle over artillery and supplies. The author inventories casualties, burials, and eyewitness testimony, presents profiles of officers and Indian leaders, and recounts the subsequent pursuit, capture, and fates of chief figures. The work closes with a description of the battlefield monument and reflections on courage, loss, and the battle's place in the regional Indian Wars.