People, Battles, Quotes, and Letters of the Nez Perce Conflict

The history of the American West has involved the broadest possible cross-section of human activity. In an on-going effort to acknowledge previously under-recognized players and noteworthy individuals in the American western drama, this section is designed to help you identify with these courageous men, women, and children.

Black Eagle

Peo Peo Tholekt-Bird Alighting

Swan Necklace

Samuel Davis Sturgis

Josiah Redwolf

Jackson Sundown

Ida Carpenter

Frederick W. Benteen

Bernard Arthur Brooks

Chief Joseph

Lieutenant C. E. S. Wood

White Bird

Colonel John Gibbon

Wife of Wahlitits

Poker Joe

Kapkap Ponmi

Emma Cowan

Mark Arthur

Archie Lawyer

Yellow Wolf

Duncan McDonald

Rainbow (Wachumyus) + Five Wounds (Pahkatos)

Oliver Otis Howard

Captain Charles Rawn

U.S. Cavalry

This section includes a selection of photos of U.S. Army images connected with the Nez Perce National Historic Trail.

The Battle at Clark Fork

CLARK FORK CANYON, Wyoming - The war against the Nez Perce could have ended right here. After months of chasing the Nez Perce from behind, General Howard finally got some help from troops approaching from the east.