Into the mouth of the beast

By "The Cowboy" Jim Gray
THE WAY WEST

Maj. George A. Forsyth was content to ride at the head of his column of “Scouts” while his Chief of Scouts, Grover Sharp, and his second in command, First Lt. Frederick L. Beecher searched for signs of Dog Soldier warriors.

Beecher and Sharp rode side by side 50 yards ahead of Maj. Forsyth at the head of the command. As the post quartermaster at Fort Wallace, Kan., Lt. Beecher worked closely with famed Indian scout and interpreter Medicine Bill Comstock.

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