22 SMITHSONIAN MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTIONS VOL. 97 



No. 29 

 "Steals a mule."- — Kimball. 



"November 6, 1867. Fort Buford. In an attack on the woodcutters 

 from the post, one soldier was killed, one wounded. Sitting Bull 

 captures a fine brown Army mule with a black spot on the withers, 

 off side. He gave the mule to his sister."— Vestal, 



No. 30 

 "Captures two horses in action." — Kimball. 



"1864. Under fire, Sitting Bull takes from the soldiers a chestnut 

 and a buckskin horse. The buckskin he trained to run buffalo, and 

 then gave it to his sister. These horses were captured in the Badlands 

 from General Sully's troops." — Vestal. 



