the wágluȟe were aware of the power of the whites, their overwhelming numbers and the futility of war. traditionally, in intertribal warfare, a fight among fifty warriors in which two men were killed was considered a big fight. the wágluȟe at ft. laramie, wyoming, heard of the 50,000 casualties of the three-day battle at gettysburg in july 1863, and knew what white men meant when they spoke of battle. the wágluȟe observed and learned the customs of the whites. wágluȟe were considered by the u.s. army and indian agents to be the most progressive band of lakota and many became indian police, u.s. army indian scouts with the u.s. 4th cavalry regiment from ft. laramie, wyoming and intermediaries with other bands of lakotas. the wágluȟe formed a civil administration at ft. laramie, and old chief smoke appointed chief blue horse and chief big mouth the first indian police officers. the wágluȟe were the first oglala lakota to send their children to the carlisle indian industrial school in carlisle, pennsylvania, for a formal education. wágluȟe u.s. army indian scouts were a "band of brothers" with u.s. army cavalry scouts and later were the first oglala lakota to travel with col. william frederick "buffalo bill" cody and his wild west throughout the u.s. and europe. wágluȟe from the great plains wars chose to offer their services to colonel "buffalo bill" cody and appreciated that wild west shows preserved oglala lakota heritage during a time when the bureau of indian affairs was intent on promoting native assimilation.