In 1866 President Andrew Johnson authorized a force of Indian scouts with the signing of the Indian Scout Enlistment Act and only two years later, in May of 1868, Bloody Knife enlisted at Fort Stevenson with the U.S. Army's Indian scouts as a corporal.
Bloody Knife enlisted at Fort Stevenson with the U.S. Army's Indian scouts as a corporal. This was in 1866 President Andrew Johnson. This 1866 President Andrew Johnson was authorized a force of Indian scouts with the signing of the Indian Scout Enlistment Act and only two years later. This was in May of 1868.