kˈɜːnəl nˈɛlsən ˈeɪ. mˈaɪlz lˈɛd ðə fˈɪfθ juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts ˈɪnfəntɹi ɹˈɛdʒɪmənt ɪnðə sˈʌmɚɹ ʌv wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti sˈɪks fɹʌm fˈɔːɹt lˈɛvənwˌɜːθ, kˈænzəs, ˌʌp ðə mɪzˈʊɹɹi ɹˈɪvɚɹ ˌɔn ɐ pˈædəlwˌiːl bˈoʊt fɹʌm jˈæŋktən, sˈaʊθ dɐkˈoʊɾə tə ðə jˈɛloʊstˌoʊn ɹˈɪvɚ, tə hˈɛlp sʌbdˈuː ðə sˈuː, ænd ʃaɪˈæn, hˌuː hæd klˈeɪmd ɐ mˈeɪdʒɚ vˈɪktɚɹi ðæt sˈʌmɚɹ æt ðə bˈæɾəl ʌv lˈɪɾəl bˈɪɡhɔːɹn.
Colonel Nelson A. Miles led the 5th United States Infantry Regiment in the summer of 1876 from Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, up the Missouri River on a paddlewheel boat from Yankton, South Dakota to the Yellowstone River, to help subdue the Sioux, and Cheyenne, who had claimed a major victory that summer at the Battle of Little Bighorn.