"With Eighty men I could ride through the entire Sioux nation." The story of the Fetterman Fight, near Fort Phil Kearney in present-day Wyoming in 1866, is based entirely on this infamous declaration attributed to Capt.
Carrington, compelled Fetterman to disobey direct orders from Carrington and lead his men into an ambush by an alliance of.
Henry B.
Historical accounts cite this statement in support of the premise that bravado and contempt for the fort\'s commander, Col.
Fetterman.
William J. "With Eighty men I could ride through the entire Sioux nation." The story of the Fetterman Fight, near Fort Phil Kearney in present-day Wyoming in 1866, is based entirely on this infamous declaration attributed to Capt