Part 1.Waging the Great Sioux War. -- The American army of 1876 -- On strategy and tactics -- The Great Sioux War begins -- The Black Hills front -- Reinforcements and starting over -- part 2. Developments of the Great Sioux War. -- Fort Pease relief -- Big Horn expedition -- Powder River -- Gibbon's column -- Black Hills front -- Yellowstone River -- Terry's column -- Big Horn and Yellowstone expedition I -- Reno scout -- Powder River trail -- Little Big Horn River -- Big Horn and Yellowstone expedition II -- Terry's and Gibbon's column -- Tongue River cantonment -- Spring Creek engagements -- Cantonment Reno -- Cedar Creek -- Dismounting and disarming the Sioux -- Fort Peck sortie -- Fort Peck expedition -- Powder River expedition -- Red Fork of the Powder River -- Wolf Mountains -- Muddy Creek -- In the field near the Yellowstone River -- In the field near the Tongue River -- Little Missouri expedition -- Big Horn post -- part 3. What went right and wrong? Reflection and analysis.