Battle of Solomon Fork 1857

Send us Fan Mail

The Wild West Podcast proudly presents the third of a five-part series on the early Cheyenne Indian wars from 1857 to the Sheridan winter campaign of 1868. In part three of the series, “The Cheyenne Campaign of 1857” is the historical accounts of the first actual campaign against the Plains Indians - known as the Battle of Solomon Fork. This little-known clash with the Cheyenne Indians took place in northwest Kansas, near present-day Penokee, in Graham County, Kansas. Order Book: Trails, Forts, Treaties & Indian Wars. 

Support the show

If you'd like to buy one or more of our fully illustrated dime novel publications, you can click the link I've included.