Map of Wounded Knee and Its Maker – Second Lieutenant Sydney Amos Cloman, 1st Infantry Regiment

Originally posted on Army at Wounded Knee:

As Major General Miles contemplated an investigation of Colonel Forsyth and the 7th Cavalry Regiment’s actions at Wounded Knee, he knew he needed a detailed map depicting the location of the troops, the Indian council and their village, and the surrounding terrain, particularly the ravine. Late on 2 January 1891 he ordered Major Samuel M. Whitside back to the scene of carnage along with an engineer. In a letter to his wife, Whitside described his tas...