Description Seven month of small reprisals since the Fetterman massacre had passed. Sergeant Seamus Donegan of the Army of the West had witnessed proud leaders--both Indian and White--steel themselves for the withering clashes to come. And on two consecutive summer days, battle erupted--drowning the Dakota Territory in a damburst of bloodshed: the Hay Field Fight and Wagon Box Fight of 1867. About the author No one captures the glory, adventure and drama of the courageous men and women who tamped the American West like award-winning author Terry Johnston . His Plainsmen series brims with colorful characters, fierce battles and compelling historical lore.