The Indian Warfare

The soldiers were armed with single shot 45-70 caliber Springfield car beans and accurate and deadly reppin up to 600 yards. But when fired rapidly, the breach became foul and the greasy cartridges often jammed it could not be removed by the extractor. This very fact was responsible for the death of many a trooper this hot Sunday and may actually have been the indirect cause of the great disaster. Reno now ordered his troops to dismount and fight on foot.