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During the Nez Perce War, General Sherman scouted Yellowstone shortly before the Nez Perce arrived and took several tourists hostage, as well as killing a few. From sources I have read, he was accompanied by only a small contingent of soldiers during his survey of the area. What if the Nez Perce had arrived while General Sherman was at Yellowstone, and he was taken hostage or killed in a skirmish?