ENGLISH

The Army and the Indian

By Peter Cozzens

Book information

Publisher
Stackpole Books
Year
2005
ISBN
0811701239, 9780811701235
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
12 MB (13062716 bytes)
Series
Eyewitnesses to the Indian Wars, 1865-1890 v. 5.
Edition
1st ed.
Pages
544\0
Time added
2019-09-19 12:08:20
Indians of North America--Wars--1866-1895; West (U

Description

- Articles by William T. Sherman, James A. Garfield, John Pope, Nelson A. Miles, Elizabeth Custer, and others - Topics include army life on the frontier, Indian scouts, women's experiences, and commanders and their campaigns This is the final installment of a series that seeks to tell the saga of the military struggle for the American West, using the words of the soldiers, noncombatants, and Native Americans who shaped it. To paint as broad and colorful a picture as possible, riveting firsthand materials have been carefully selected from contemporaneous newspapers, magazines, and unpublished manuscripts. A fitting conclusion to the series, this volume offers a more general perspective on the frontier army and its relationship with the Native American residents of the West. List of Illustrations Preface PART ONE: The Frontier Army, 1865–90 PART TWO: The “Indian Question” PART THREE: Prominent Commanders and Their Campaigns PART FOUR: Officers and Enlisted Men PART FIVE: Women on the Military Frontier PART SIX: Army Scouts and Indian Auxiliaries PART SEVEN: Army Forts and Camps PART EIGHT: The Army and the Indians Appendix: A Basic Indian Wars Library Notes Index

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