DUANE
Duane's take
The way the official marker tells it, here's what happened right here. November 8, 1874. Lieutenant Frank D.
Baldwin was out in this vicinity commanding two companies of United States troops, and somewhere ahead of him was a large band of Indians — and somewhere among them, two white girl captives. Now, you think about that for a second. Two girls.
Out here. And Baldwin made his move. He attacked.
And when it was over, those two captives were rescued. That's the whole story the marker gives you — no extra words, no flourish. Just a date, a name, a command, an attack, and a rescue.
Sometimes the land holds a moment so sharp that plain facts are all the drama you need.
What the marker says
In this vicinity Lieutenant Frank D. Baldwin, commanding two companies of United States troops, attacked a large band of Indians and rescued two white girl captives, November 8, 1874.