July 26, 1865 the Battle of Platte Bridge Station was fought along the Oregon and California trails during the Plains Indians War. Lt. Caspar Collins  attempted to rescue an Army supply train being threatened by hostile Indian forces.  On November 29, 1864, Colorado Volunteers attacked and massacred a peaceful Northern Cheyenne Tribe at Sand Creek Colorado.  The native tribes, angry at the cowardly act by the Colorado militia, the combined forces of Cheyenne, Sioux, Arapahoe and a addition of other tribes attempted to destroy the fort located at Platte Bridge Station.

BATTLE OF PLATTE BRIDGE STATION

The Bloody Year on the Plains-July 26 1865