Eyewitnesses to the Indian Wars: 1865-1890: The Army and the Indian

Eyewitnesses to the Indian Wars: 1865-1890: The Army and the Indian
ISBN-10
0811749533
ISBN-13
9780811749534
Category
History
Pages
544
Language
English
Published
2004-12-21
Publisher
Stackpole Books
Author
Peter Cozzens

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as possible, riveting firsthand materials have been carefully selected from contemporaneous newspapers, magazines, and unpublished manuscripts.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.

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