Behind Simpson's dead-mule barricade we made ready for attack from the circling redskins. The carcases were soon stuck full of arrows, and Woods was winged in the shoulder.

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(American, 1882 - 1945)

Behind Simpson's dead-mule barricade we made ready for attack from the circling redskins. The carcases were soon stuck full of arrows, and Woods was winged in the shoulder.

Alternate Title(s)

A Fight on the Plains; Fight on the Plains; A Shower of Arrows Rained on Our Dead Mules from the Closing Circle of Redmen; A Shower of Arrows Rained on Our Dead Horses from the Closing Circle of Red-Men

1916

32 3/8 × 40 3/8 in. (82.2 × 102.6 cm)

SUPP2000.27

The Andrew and Betsy Wyeth Collection

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