[3] The buildings within the fort were made of materials that could be found locally, including cottonwood logs for walls and support, and prairie sod for roofing.

By the renovations' completion in 1875, the fort consisted of a guardhouse, a library, a bakery, a magazine, a hospital, four company quarters, five storehouse, and seven officer buildings.

Expeditions were led from the fort for exploratory purposes, and having a military presence nearby meant that travelers, railway surveyors, and workmen were safe from ambushes from indigenous peoples and wildlife.

[3] The Treaty of Fort Laramie (1868) served as a victory in the Oglala, Miniconjou, and Brulé tribes of the Lakota people reclaiming a decently large portion of their land.

Upwards of 50,000 Sioux gather at Fort Rice for the signing of the treaty, with notable leaders including Running Antelope and Two Bears attending.

This failed attempt to ravage the fort's defenses cost Sitting Bull a decent amount of reputation and honor among his people.

Captain Enoch Adams went as far to refer to her as, "One of the finest women in the world..."[4] She was a large source of the push towards peace between the US and Sioux, and has been praised for her efforts in drawing the two nations closer to an understanding of one another.

These murders brought about the anger of Tom and George Custer—the latter being the well known General Custer, famous for his battles against indigenous peoples in the American frontier.