the form was commanded by colonel henry carrington. >> carington, the colonel who was hired to build the fort. he decided to put the fort in its location where we are today instead of moving it up north on the tongue river. we've had officials come through that said this is a strategically smart location to pace mr. the fort. it has national -- natural benches and carington has cared -- carried out the shame and dimensions of the fort before he came west. he gets here in july, friday the 13th of 1866 and on his way, red cloud has basically delivered the message to him that he's going to have to fight for every day that the military is here. and it's at that point that carington really realizes how deep he is. ow in over his head he is. wives and children have come out with him. they think they're at peace. but red cloud understands the history of expansion in the west. there are 562 recognized tribes in north america and by 1866 red cloud has seen and has heard the stories of how all of those trikes have been dispersed throughout north america, so in 1866 when red cloud succeeds in a

army installations situated along the byil, the fort was commanded henry carrington. >> carrington was hired to build the fort and he decided to put the fort in a location where we are today and set of moving it up north sheridan of the river. we've had strategists come through that have said this is strategically smart location to place the fort, it has natural benches and carrington had drawn out the plan before he came west and he decided this was going to be the best place for it. july and on his way, read cut delivered the message that he will have the fight every day that the military is here and it is at that point that keratin really realizes how in over his head he is. they think they are at peace. ofy understand the history nominated expansion in the west. by 1866, he had heard the story of how all the tribes have been dispersed throughout north -- when randindy allying, hes in asked them together and make a very strong showing against the fort. we think there was an attempt on december 19 where there were probably 1500 disappointed warriors, but on that day, for carringtonas