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William Fetterman

United States1 battle1 war

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18331866

1835184018451850185518601865Red Cloud's War · 1866-1868Battle of the Hundred-in-the-Hands — December 21, 1866 · United States · Red Cloud's War

Active service 18661 battle across 1 war; first command at age 33.

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William Judd Fetterman was an officer in the United States Army during the American Civil War and the subsequent Red Cloud's War on the Great Plains. Fetterman was killed along with his command of 80 men in the Fetterman Fight.

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