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CHAPTER I.
Early History—Canada to Kansas—Death of my Father— My Marriage—"Ho! for Idaho!"—Crossing the Platte River—A Storm	11
CHAPTER II.
The Attack and the Capture	19
CHAPTER III.
My Husband's Escape—Burial of the Dead—Arrival of the Survivors at Deer Creek—An ill-timed Ball	28
CHAPTER IV.
Beginning of my Captivity	37
CHAPTER V.
Plan for Little Mary's Escape—Tortures of Uncertainty—Unsuccessful Attempt to Escape	45
CHAPTER VI.
Continuation of our March into the Wilderness—Suffering from Thirst and Weariness—Disappearance of my Fellow-prisoner —Loss of the old Chief's Pipe, and its Consequences to me—A Scene of Terror	49
CHAPTER VII.
Powder River—Another Attempt to Escape—Detection and Despair—A Quarrel—My Life saved by "Jumping Bear"	62
CHAPTER VIII.
The Storm—Arrival at the Indian Village—The old Chief's Wife—Some Kindness shown me—Attend a Feast	72
CHAPTER IX.
Preparations for Battle—An Indian Village on the Move— Scalp Dance—A Horrible Scene of Savage Exultation— Compelled to join the Orgies—A Cause of Indian Hostility —Another Battle with the White Troops—Burial of an Indian Boy—A Hasty Retreat—Made to act as Surgeon of the Wounded—Mauve Terre, or Bad Lands	92
CHAPTER X.
Mourning for the Slain—Threatened with Death at the Fiery Stake—Saved by a Speech from Ottawa—Starving Condition of the Indians	106
CHAPTER XI.
Meet another White Female Captive—Sad Story of Mary Boyeau—A Child Roasted, and its Brains Dashed out— Murder of Mrs. Fletcher—Five Children Slaughtered—Fate of their Mother	112
CHAPTER XII.
First Intimation of my Little Mary's Fate—Despair and Delirium—A Shower of Grasshoppers–A Feast and a Fight— An Enraged Squaw—The Chief Wounded	120
CHAPTER XIII.
Arrival of "Porcupine"—A Letter from Captain Marshall— Hopes of Rescue—Treachery of the Messenger—Egosegalonicha—The Tables Turned—Another Gleam of Hope— The Indian "White Tipi"—Disappointed—A White Man Bound and left to Starve—A Burial Incident	129
CHAPTER XIV.
Lost in the Indian Village—Black Bear's White Wife—A small Tea Party—The White Boy-captive, Charles Sylvester—The Sun Dance—A Conciliating Letter from General Sibley—A Puzzle of Human Bones—The Indian as an Artist—I Destroy a Picture and am Punished with Fire-brands —A Sick Indian	136
CHAPTER XV.
Preparing the Chi-cha-cha, or Killikinnick—Attack on Captain Fisk's Emigrant Train—Fourteen Whites Killed—A big Haul of Whisky—A Drunken Debauch—I write a Letter to Captain Fisk under dictation—Poisoned Indians—The Train saved by my Clerical Strategy	147
CHAPTER XVI.
Scenes on Cannon Ball Prairie—Reflections	154
CHAPTER XVII.
A Prairie on Fire—Scenes of Terror	159
CHAPTER XVIII.
Last days with the Ogalalla Sioux—Massacre of a Party returning from Idaho—A Woman's Scalp—A Scalp Dance— Suspicious Circumstance—Arrival of Blackfeet Indians— Negotiations for my Ransom—Treachery	164
CHAPTER XIX.
Indian Customs	175
CHAPTER XX.
An Indian tradition—Arrival at the Blackfeet Village—An offer to purchase me indignantly rejected—A Yankton attempts my Capture	191
CHAPTER XXI.
Appearance of Jumping Bear—I prevail on him to carry a Letter to the Fort—A War Speech—Intended Treachery— Resume our Journey to the Fort—Singular Meeting with a White Man—"Has Richmond Fallen?"—Arrival at the Fort—I am Free!	199
CHAPTER XXII.
Retrospection—A Border Trading post—Garrison Hospitality —A Visit from the Commandant of Fort Rice—Arrival of my Husband—Affecting Scene	212
CHAPTER XXIII.
Sad Fate of Little Mary	218
CHAPTER XXIV.
What occurred at Fort Laramie after my Capture—Efforts to Rescue—Lieutenant Brown killed—Reward offered—It is the Means of restoring another White Woman and Child— Her Rescuers hung for Former Murders—A Letter announcing my Safe Arrival at Fort Sully	223
CHAPTER XXV.
Supper in Honor of our Re-union—Departure from Fort Sully —Incidents by the way—Arrival at Geneva—Mother and Child—A Happy Meeting	228
CHAPTER XXVI.
Elizabeth Blackwell—Mormon Home—A brutal Father—The Mother and Daughters flee to the Mountains—Death of the Mother and Sisters from exposure—Elizabeth saved by an Indian—A White Woman tortured—Rescued Children— The Boxx Family—Capture of Mrs. Blynn	238
CHAPTER XXVII.
Move to Wyoming—False Friends—The Manuscript of my Narrative taken by another party and published—I go to Washington	250
CHAPTER XXVIII.
General Sully's Expedition	255
POEM TO MRS. FANNIE KELLY	268
CERTIFICATE OF INDIAN CHIEFS	270
CERTIFIED COPIES OF MY CORRESPONDENCE WITH CAPTAIN FISK	274
STATEMENT OF LIEUTENANT G. A. HESSELBERG	279
STATEMENT OF OFFICERS AND MEMBERS OF THE SIXTH IOWA CAVALRY	282