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Big Hole National BattlefieldNez Perce Encampment along the Big Hole River
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Big Hole National Battlefield
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Lt John Sturgis  

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Colonel Sturgis had four hundred men at his disposal during the Canyon Creek Battle, yet never committed more than half of them during the battle itself. Some thought his extreme caution was the result of his son being killed with Custer at the Battle of the Little Big Horn just the preceding year.

Last Updated: July 25, 2006 at 00:22 EST