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title: Captain William J. Fetterman
author: Unknown Photographer
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18497/captain-william-j-fetterman/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 2024-02-20
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# Captain William J. Fetterman
_Authored by Unknown Photographer_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/18497.jpeg)
## Image Caption
Captain William J. Fetterman (l. c. 1833-1866), best known for the [Battle](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/battle/) of the Hundred-in-the-Hands/The Fetterman Massacre in which he and 80 soldiers under his command were killed by the [Sioux](https://www.worldhistory.org/Sioux/)-[Cheyenne](https://www.worldhistory.org/Cheyenne/)-[Arapaho](https://www.worldhistory.org/Arapaho/) alliance on 21 December 1866 during [Red Cloud's War](https://www.worldhistory.org/Red_Cloud's_War/).
Photo by an unknown photographer, Wyoming State Archives.
Image published in *My Army life and the Fort Phil. Kearney massacre, with an account of the celebration of "Wyoming opened"* by Frances Carrington, 1910.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Photographer, U. (2024, February 20). Captain William J. Fetterman. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Photographer, Unknown. "Captain William J. Fetterman." *World History Encyclopedia*, February 20, 2024. .
### MLA
Photographer, Unknown. "Captain William J. Fetterman." *World History Encyclopedia*, 20 Feb 2024, .
## License & Copyright
This content comes from a public domain book whose copyright has expired. [Original image](https://archive.org/details/myarmylifefortph00carruoft/page/166/mode/2up) by [**Unknown Photographer**](https://archive.org/details/myarmylifefortph00carruoft/page/166/mode/2up). Submitted by [Joshua J. Mark](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/JPryst/ "User Page: Joshua J. Mark"), published on 20 February 2024. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.