Lieutenant Casey's last scout. Watching the hostiles from the bluffs of the stronghold
1891
Frederic Remington sketched this tense winter scene on December 27, 1890, right in the middle of the Pine Ridge Campaign. You can actually see Remington himself standing with Lieutenant Casey and other officers, bundled up against the cold as they watch Native American scouts and a long line of horses cresting a snowy ridge. This wasn't just art for art's sake—Remington was acting as a war correspondent, capturing the final, freezing days before the tragic Wounded Knee Massacre. It's a rare moment where the artist literally inserted himself into the history he was documenting.
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