Passage: Dina sadurunge, detasemen saka US 7th Kavaleri Regiment dipimpin dening Mayor Samuel M. Whitside nyekel Spotted Elk kang band saka Miniconjou Lakota lan 38 Hunkpapa Lakota near Porcupine Butte lan diiringi wong-wong mau 5 mil (8.0 km) kulon kanggo Wounded Knee Creek, ngendi padha digawe camp. Sisa saka 7th Kavaleri Regiment, dipimpin dening Kolonel James W. Forsyth, lan teka ngubengi encampment. regiment iki didhukung dening baterei saka fourchkiss gun gunung.
Lapangan Perang Wounded Knee