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6 Fort Fetterman Plains Indian Concho Buttons

Currency:USD Category:American Indian Art / Art - Jewelry Start Price:20.00 USD Estimated At:40.00 - 60.00 USD
6 Fort Fetterman Plains Indian Concho Buttons
6 Antique Fort Fetterman Native American Sioux Plains Indian Concho Buttons, largest measures 1''D, FYI: ''Established on a bluff above the North Platte River in 1867 where the Bozeman Trail left the old Oregon Trail route to head north for the Montana gold fields, Fort Fetterman was used frequently as a staging location for U.S. Army expeditions during the Indian Wars. The fort was named for Capt. William J. Fetterman, killed with all 80 of the men under his command in December 1866 near Fort Phil Kearny, further north along the Bozeman Trail.''