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They turned their attention to two other villages, but were driven away. Colonel Sibley was sent after them, and met several bodies of Indians, whom he defeated. They fear cannon greatly, and two were turned upon them, much to their terror.
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The garrison at Fort Kearney was surprised by Indians December 21, 1866, and 100 soldiers were slaughtered.
The Indians have many peculiar customs. One of them is, their habit of daubing on the war paint and indulging in a war dance whenever they resolve to attack the whites.