𝗦𝗣𝗢𝗧𝗧𝗘𝗗 𝗛𝗔𝗪𝗞, Northern Cheyenne Scout at Fort Keogh in Eastern Montana, 1889-90. The magnificent portrait by Christian Barthelmess showed Spotted Hawk in an eagle feather headdress with ermine danglers. He was holding an 1886 Winchester octagonal-barrel 45-70 lever action rifle and wearing a US Army cartridge belt. [Hugh] Spotted Hawk made national news in 1897 when he was falsely arrested for murdering a white man. George Bird Grinnell, an anthropologist and historian who knew Spotted Hawk, raised funds for his defense and enlisted the help of Theodore Roosevelt to obtain the Cheyenne’s eventual release. Photo restoration and text by Gary Coffrin. - - - addendum - - - Online documentation incorrectly stated that Spotted Hawk served under General Nelson A. Miles. However, Lieutenant Edward Casey of the 22nd Infantry formed the Cheyenne Scouts, L Troop, at Fort Keogh in 1888. Nelson Miles had left his position at Fort Keogh in 1880, eight years prior, when Spotted Hawk w...