Cemeteries in Red Cloud, Nebraska

Private Cemeteries in Red Cloud, Nebraska often have specific restrictions, such as religious affiliation or family connections. Military Cemeteries in Red Cloud, Nebraska are primarily for veterans and individuals who have served in the armed forces, and in some cases, their family members. Public Cemeteries in Red Cloud, Nebraska are open to the general public without any particular restrictions.

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Willard Thorp, in "American Writing in the Twentieth Century" says, "From the literary standpoint, Red Cloud ranks as one of the most famous villages in American Literature." Red Cloud is home to the largest living memorial to an author in the country.

This opens in a new window. Henry Red Cloud is the direct 5th generation descendant of Chief Red Cloud, one of the last Lakota war chiefs and one of the most famous Native Americans in history.

War chief and leader of the Oglala branch of the Teton Sioux, Red Cloud was born in present-day, north-central Nebraska near the forks of the Platte River. He was the first American Indian in the West to win a war against the United States. He was also the last.

Red Cloud summary: Red Cloud was a Lakota Indian chief. He was born near the Platte River forks in 1822. He lived in Nebraska, and his early years were spent observing his tribe fight against neighboring tribes of Crow and Pawnee. In 1841, he killed a rival of his uncle, the chief who had raised him.

Red Cloud, Native American name Mahpiua Luta, (born 1822, on the Platte River, Nebraska Territory, U.S.—died Dec.

Red Cloud, Native American name Mahpiua Luta, (born 1822, on the Platte River, Nebraska Territory, U.S.—died Dec.