The death of his daughter was a blow indeed, driving Spotted Tail to the great length of appealing to an enemy to fulfill her final wish. Acceding to the request, the fort commander organized a fine funeral, and the brokenhearted father, who had been fighting the army for four years, agreed in exchange to listen to government proposals for a treaty.44 Spotted Tail was the first Sioux leader to consider peace, but others followed close behind.
