After that campaign I returned to Fort Sanders,
Wyoming, remained there until spring of 1872, when we were
ordered out to the Muscle Shell or Nursey Pursey Indian
outbreak. In that war Generals Custer, Miles, Terry and Crook
were all engaged. This campaign lasted until fall of 1873.

It was during this campaign that I was christened
Calamity Jane. It was on Goose Creek, Wyoming, where the
town of Sheridan is now located. Capt. Egan was in command
of the Post. We were ordered out to quell an uprising of the
Indians, and were out for several days, had numerous
skirmishes during which six of the soldiers were killed and
several severely wounded. When on returning to the Post we
were ambushed about a mile and a half from our destination.
When fired upon Capt. Egan was shot. I was riding in advance
and on hearing the firing turned in my saddle and saw the
Captain reeling in his saddle as though about to fall. I turned
my horse and galloped back with all haste to his side and got
there in time to catch him as he was falling. I lifted him onto
my horse in front of me and succeeded in getting him safely to
the Fort. Capt. Egan on recovering, laughingly said: ``I name
you Calamity Jane, the heroine of the plains.'' I have borne that
name up to the present time. We were afterwards ordered to
Fort Custer, where Custer city now stands, where we arrived in
the spring of 1874; remained around Fort Custer all summer
and were ordered to Fort Russell in fall of 1874, where we
remained until spring of 1875; was then ordered to the Black
Hills to protect miners, as that country was controlled by the
Sioux Indians and the government had to send the soldiers to