Wagnus massacre

The Wagnus Massacre was an incident that occurred on the Deadwood – Bismarck Trail on July 17, 1877.

Victims

Three members of the Wagnus family, consisting of two brothers, accompanied by one of their wives, were killed.

Incident

The party had left, and was headed north towards Bismarck to catch an outgoing wagon train.[1] They were found the next day by the Bismarck Stagecoach,[2] two miles north of Bear Butte, a sacred Plains Indian site located in South Dakota.[3] The three passengers were found scalped and shot. Their oxen were also killed. Bear Butte may have been used as a lookout site by the attackers.

References
  1. https://sddigitalarchives.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/photos/id/5840/
  2. https://www.history.nd.gov/historicsites/bdst/index.html
  3. https://www.blackhillsbadlands.com/parks-monuments/bear-butte-state-park


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