In Ernest Haycox’s Western classic “Bugles in the Afternoon,” Sgt. Kern Shafter, the story’s main character, is stationed at Fort Lincoln, Dakota Territory, under Lt. Col. George A. Custer in the winter of 1875. He has delivered a mail pouch to nearby Fort Rice and is waiting for it to be processed so he can get the receipt and return to his post. While waiting, he spends a few minutes exploring the area.
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