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Beecher Island is a sandbar located along the lower course of the Arikaree River, a tributary of the North Fork of the Republican River near Wray in Yuma County, Colorado. The site is notable for having been the scene of an 1868 armed conflict between elements of the United States Army and several of the Plains Indian tribes. The island was named for Lt. Fredrick Henry Beecher of the 3rd Infantry (nephew of Henry Ward Beecher and veteran of the Battle of Gettysburg), one of the soldiers of the engagement who was killed during what became known as the Battle of Beecher Island. The "island" and the courses of the river have been modified by several floods since 1868.
The Battle of Beecher Island was fought along the Arickaree Fork of the Republican River with concentrated fighting on a small island. A few willow trees stood on the island; however, the banks on either side of the river were believed to have had minimal tree growth. Bluffs rise gently from the course of the river. The physical appearance of the actual battleground site was changed by a flood in 1935 which altered the river channel. A monument, erected in 1905, was swept from the island and virtually all traces of the island were destroyed. The major pieces of the monument were retrieved and have been erected on the north side of the river, overlooking picnic and camping grounds.
Beecher Island Battleground Memorial Association
The Association purchased 240 acres (97 ha) at the battle site. This is a semi-arid region with native grasses, sagebrush, scrub plants, and trees along the river. The Association maintains a monument and the 1940 period auditorium, Sunday School building, kitchen hall, a one-room school house, modern showers and rest rooms, and a storage shed.
History
Westward immigration in the 1860s broke the treaties between the Great Plains tribes and the United States. The Cheyenne, Arapahoe, and Sioux Indians saw their hunting grounds being overrun by trails and homesteads. Alarmed, they began sporadic raids against settlers in 1864–1868.
Major George "Sandy" Forsyth was commissioned to take fifty frontiersmen and locate the Indians doing the raiding. On the afternoon of September 16, 1868, an Indian trail was found and the troop followed it towards an encampment. Sioux scouts alerted their warriors nearby to the threat. The Indians were located on the Arikaree Fork of the Republican River. Roman Nose, Indian war leader, was among those in the camp.
The Forsyth setup camp on the south side of the Arickaree Fork. Toward dawn, Indian scouts happened onto the camp. Fighting began and reinforcements were called from the Indian camps.
Forsyth organized a defense on the low-lying island in the Arickaree. Protected by hastily dug rifle pits, Forsyth and his men held out for nine days. Six scouts were killed and fifteen, including Forsyth, were injured. Scouts were sent out at night to bring help from Fort Wallace.
Because his invulnerability had been damaged earlier, Roman Nose held back from the battle as he performed the rituals to restore his power. While watching the battle from a bluff, he was hit by rifle fire and died from his wounds. Indian losses are unknown and the numbers disputed.
The island was named in honor of Lieutenant Fred Beecher, who was killed during the engagement.
Town
The Beecher, Colorado, post office operated from August 12, 1887, until November 3, 1905. The post office reopened as Glory on November 13, 1924, but was renamed Beecher Island on February 1, 1925. The Beecher Island, Colorado, post office closed on May 31, 1958.
See also
List of battles fought in Colorado
List of ghost towns in Colorado
List of National Register of Historic Places in Yuma County, Colorado
List of post offices in Colorado
References
External links
State of Colorado
History Colorado
National Register of Historic Places #NPS–76000569 — "Beecher Island Battleground Memorial" site
Colorado State Register Property
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Beecher Island is a sandbar located along the lower course of the Arikaree River, a tributary of the North Fork of the Republican River near Wray in Yuma County, Colorado. The site is notable …
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The Battle of Beecher Island, also known as the Battle of Arikaree Fork, was an armed conflict between several of the Plains Native American tribes and Forsyth's Scouts, a company of …
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The Battle of Beecher Island, also known as the Battle of Arikaree Fork, was an armed conflict between the United States Army and several Plains Indian tribes. Occurring on September 17, …
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Since 1899 Beecher Island Battleground has served as the venue of annual battle commemorations. Each September, the site has been (and still is) flooded with the arrival of …
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Schedule of all the events and activities being held to celebrate the 150th Anniversary of the Battle of Beecher Island & Grand Reunion of Forsyth Scouts and the 119th Beecher Island …
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Jul 21, 2021 · General George Custer called the 1868 fight for Beecher Island, Colorado “…the greatest battle on the plains.” Little did the future author of the defeat at Little Big Horn realize …
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Lieutenant Beecher was one of four scouts killed and this engagement became known as the Battle of Beecher's Island. Roman Nose Maj. George Forsyth at the head of 50 frontiersmen, …
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Beecher Island is an interesting, beautiful place to visit for local history. There is a memorial to the calvary scouts who were killed during the Battle of Beecher island, and a second memorial to …
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Jul 13, 2020 · Beecher Island The site of a minor battle might have been forgotten if not for one participant’s famous family and the death of a respected warrior. Wray, Colorado
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September 1868. A deadly siege unfolds on a small island in Colorado. Roman Nose, the legendary Cheyenne warrior, breaks his sacred protection. Major Forsyth...