Major Eugene Baker, 9th from left with hand on railing post. Responsible for the "Marias Massacre," the worst Indian massacre in Montana history. At least 173 women, children and old men camped on the Marias River were murdered. Weakened by small pox, they were undefended, as the able-bodied men had gone out to hunt buffalo. The attack was celebrated as a great military victory by the Army and by residents of Bozeman and Helena. When newspapers back East reported the high numbers of women and children killed, it created a scandal, which was quickly extinguished by a cover-up in Washington. (photo courtesy Gallatin History Museum)
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