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Among the captives taken to Fort Riley after the fighting on the Washita was a woman named Monahseetah (or Meotzi) who had efficiently divorced an abusive husband by shooting him in the kneecap.
He Went Against the Peace Pipe McMurtry, Larry 2008
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The American "Washita" stone is good for this purpose.
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One slip of "Washita" stone and one of "Arkansas" will be enough for the present, as they will fit moderately well most of the gouges in the beginner's set of tools; the "Arkansas" being used for the smaller tools.
Wood-Carving Design and Workmanship George Jack 1894
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There are many others, some equally good, but "Washita" is easily procured and very serviceable.
Wood-Carving Design and Workmanship George Jack 1894
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And then there were the massacres at Sand Creek and Washita, to name a few more where American Indian men, women and children were shot to death.
Tim Giago: December 29, 'A Day That Will Live in Infamy' for the Lakota Tim Giago 2011
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Their teachers apparently added that Custer himself deserved what he got for leading the massacre at Washita eight years before.
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They wanted no more massacres of old folk, women, and children, as occurred at Bear River (1863), Sand Creek (1864), and the Washita (1868).
Between War and Peace Col. Matthew Moten 2011
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Their teachers apparently added that Custer himself deserved what he got for leading the massacre at Washita eight years before.
Lance Mannion: 2009
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Eagerly he followed the rivers—Neosho, Washita, Verdigris—with his tongue.
Mapping the Territory Jane Hammons 2011
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And then there were the massacres at Sand Creek and Washita, to name a few more where American Indian men, women and children were shot to death.
Tim Giago: December 29, 'A Day That Will Live in Infamy' for the Lakota Tim Giago 2011
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