Chapter 9
Phoebe peered out from the back of the wagon and watched as the Americans charged. The horses rushed by and she heard rifle shot after rifle shot and the cry of pain from the wounded. Renée pulled her away from and pushed her to the cabin’s floor. The sound of the cavalry coming through numbed her and she put her hands over her ears as the gunshots continued. Over the course of the next few minutes, she tried to hide within herself to block out the screams.
Tenskwatawa was the first to stand after the Americans passed by. He peered out the back and watched as they fired on the natives, or ran them down. Mothers grabbed their children and threw themselves on them for protection. Those unlucky enough to be in a tepee were burned alive or fired upon when they tried to escape the f
