[Apostle Wilford Woodruff Journal] Dec 11th {EZRA} We attended to the burial of our Child to day being about 2 days old when it died. This is the second son we have buried within a short time. Mrs Woodruff is quite unwell.
During this day the main body of the warriors belonging to the Omaha Nation were out on a hunting party And were surrounded by a party of the Sioux & 60 of the Omahas were Killed which was great loss to the Nation.
[source: Wilford Woodruff's Journal: 1833-1898 Typescript, Volumes 1-9, Edited by Scott G. Kenney, Signature Books 1993, http://amzn.to/newmormonstudies]
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