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“Bullets Like Rain”: Understanding the Battle of the Big Hole by Big Hole Battle Field Ranger, Mark Draper

Lemhi County Historical Society & Sacajawea Center Program and Luncheon: Thursday ~ February 12, 2026 in the Salmon Grange! Doors open at 11:30; program at Noon. “Bullets Like Rain”: Understanding the Battle of Big Hole On the morning of August 9th, 1877, in the Big Hole Valley of Western Montana, the U.S. Army launched a surprise attack on a sleeping camp of 800 Nez Perce people. Join National Park Service Ranger Mark Draper for an in-depth exploration of the underlying causes of the intense battle that ensued, the bloodiest engagement of the Nez Perce Flight of 1877.

This entry was posted in education, Events, History and tagged Battle of the Big Hole, Lemhi County Historical Society, Lemhi County Historical Society Program, Lemhi County Museum, Mark Draper, Montana History, Nez Perce, Sacajawea Interpretive Center on February 5, 2026 by Hope.

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