Each fallen warrior was a son, a husband, a father, a brother, a member of a family and a community that felt the loss as a personal wound even in the midst of collective victory.

Moving Robe Woman’s grief over Deeds was part of this larger mourning.

The victory did not erase her loss.

Nothing could.

She had ridden into the battle carrying that grief, had ridden through the fighting, had survived.

Now she had to carry the grief forward into the life that continued after the battle was won.

The camp moved south on June 26, after warriors had maintained pressure on Reno’s position throughout the previous night and into the morning.

The decision to move — made by the war leaders and chiefs who guided the camp — was the right tactical decision given the approach of the Terry-Gibbon column.