Us Infantry In The Indian Wars 1865 91

Author : Ron Field
Publisher : Osprey Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2007-04-24
Category : History
ISBN : 1841769053

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US Infantry in the Indian Wars 1865–91 by Ron Field Pdf

Thanks to Hollywood's many portrayals of the US Cavalry, it is little understood that the infantry played as great a part in the Indian Wars of the 1860s-80s, and were more consistently successful. The great Paiute War of 1866, where the infantry of the most renowned Indian-fighting general, George Cook, excelled in battle, together with the role of other infantry units in the final subjugation of Geronimo's Apaches in 1886, are but two instances of their achievements. Moreover, after the Custer massacre, it was the infantry under Gen Nelson Miles who out-fought Crazy Horse's Sioux in the Wolf Mountains in 1877; Crazy Horse christened them 'Walk-a-Heaps'. The struggle against the Indians was the longest war in American military history and the Indians were formidable opponents. They knew the terrain, could live off the land and fielded some of the finest light cavalry in the world. Facing such a determined foe, one soldier even wrote: "The front is all around and the rear is nowhere." The US Infantry endured years of sporadic battles that were bitterly contested against an enemy who was fighting for their very survival. Presenting an illustrated history of these critical but overlooked soldiers of the Indian Wars, and featuring their involvement in the legendary battles of Wounded Knee and Wolf Mountains, this narrative includes details of their tactics, training, uniforms and equipment culminating in the eventual "closing" of the American Frontier in 1890 and the final conquest of the indigenous inhabitants of North America.

Author : Peter Cozzens
Publisher : Stackpole Books
Page : 544 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2004-12-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9780811749534

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Eyewitnesses to the Indian Wars: 1865-1890 by Peter Cozzens Pdf

• 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.

Author : Peter Cozzens
Publisher : Stackpole Books
Page : 950 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Indians of North America
ISBN : 0811700801

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Eyewitnesses to the Indian Wars, 1865-1890: The wars for the Pacific Northwest by Peter Cozzens Pdf

Author : Andrew Winrow
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2016-11-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317039945

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The British Army Regular Mounted Infantry 1880–1913 by Andrew Winrow Pdf

The regular Mounted Infantry was one of the most important innovations of the late Victorian and Edwardian British Army. Rather than fight on horseback in the traditional manner of cavalry, they used horses primarily to move swiftly about the battlefield, where they would then dismount and fight on foot, thus anticipating the development of mechanised infantry tactics during the twentieth century. Yet despite this apparent foresight, the mounted infantry concept was abandoned by the British Army in 1913, just at the point when it may have made the transition from a colonial to a continental force as part of the British Expeditionary Force. Exploring the historical background to the Mounted Infantry, this book untangles the debates that raged in the army, Parliament and the press between its advocates and the supporters of the established cavalry. With its origins in the extemporised mounted detachments raised during times of crisis from infantry battalions on overseas imperial garrison duties, Dr Winrow reveals how the Mounted Infantry model, unique among European armies, evolved into a formalised and apparently highly successful organisation of non-cavalry mounted troops. He then analyses why the Mounted Infantry concept fell out of favour just eleven years after its apogee during the South African Anglo-Boer War of 1899-1902. As such the book will be of interest not only to historians of the nineteenth-century British army, but also those tracing the development of modern military doctrine and tactics, to which the Mounted Infantry provided successful - if short lived - inspiration.

Author : Clayton K. S. Chun
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 97 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2013-01-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781472800763

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US Army in the Plains Indian Wars 1865–1891 by Clayton K. S. Chun Pdf

The Plains Indian War was one of the most controversial conflicts in American military history, as the US Army faced a tough opponent that challenged it for decades following the end of the Civil War. The Army leadership endured a severe lack of resources, political constraints, an indifferent public, tough environmental conditions, and other problems of the frontier. Army officers and men had to adapt to these constraints, and this period also proved to be a trial of the ability and endurance of the common soldier. This title details the organization, development, training, tactics and command structures of the US Army during its subjugation of the Plains Indian tribes.

Author : Elizabeth D. Leonard
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2010-08-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9780393079159

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Men of Color to Arms!: Black Soldiers, Indian Wars, and the Quest for Equality by Elizabeth D. Leonard Pdf

The story of the black soldiers who helped save the Union, conquer the West, and build the nation. In 1863, at the height of the Civil War, Frederick Douglass promised African Americans that serving in the military offered a sure path to freedom. Once a black man became a soldier, Douglass declared, “there is no power on earth or under the earth which can deny that he has earned the right to citizenship in the United States.” More than 180,000 black men heeded his call to defend the Union—only to find the path to equality would not be so straightforward. In this sharply drawn history, Professor Elizabeth D. Leonard reveals the aspirations and achievements as well as the setbacks and disappointments of African American soldiers. Drawing on eye-opening firsthand accounts, she restores black soldiers to their place in the arc of American history, from the Civil War and its promise of freedom until the dawn of the 20th century and the full retrenchment of Jim Crow. Along the way, Leonard offers a nuanced account of black soldiers’ involvement in the Indian Wars, their attempts to desegregate West Point and gain proper recognition for their service, and their experience of Reconstruction nationally, as blacks worked to secure their place in an ever-changing nation. With abundant primary research, enlivened by memorable characters and vivid descriptions of army life, Men of Color to Arms! is an illuminating portrait of a group of men whose contributions to American history need to be further recognized.

Author : John A. Haymond
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2018-03-08
Category : History
ISBN : 9781476667256

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The American Soldier, 1866-1916 by John A. Haymond Pdf

In the years following the Civil War, the U.S. Army underwent a professional decline. Soldiers served their enlistments at remote, nameless posts from Arizona to Alaska. Harsh weather, bad food and poor conditions were adversaries as dangerous as Indian raiders. Yet under these circumstances, men continued to enlist for $13 a month. Drawing on soldiers' narratives, personal letters and official records, the author explores the common soldier's experience during the Reconstruction Era, the Indian Wars, the Spanish-American War, the Philippine-American War and the Punitive Expedition into Mexico.

Author : Ian Colquhoun
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2008-10
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781440100673

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GarryOwen! by Ian Colquhoun Pdf

'Jack Cameron returns as a white scout for the US army during the Plains Indian Wars, and is soon emulating the feats of his heroic ancestors. Will Jack succeed in his quest for revenge? This superb, well-researched novel also draws special attention to the 'Celtic' element of the Seventh Cavalry, around one third of whom were Scottish, Welsh or Irish immigrants. Backed up by an in-depth glossary and more stunning artwork my Martin Symmers, GarryOwen is the ultimate frontier tale.......'

Author : Laurie A. Wilkie
Publisher : University of New Mexico Press
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : African American soldiers
ISBN : 9780826362995

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Unburied Lives by Laurie A. Wilkie Pdf

In Unburied Lives Wilkie demonstrates how we can "listen" to stories found in things neglected, ignored, or disparaged--documents not consulted, architecture not studied, material traces preserved in the dirt.

Author : Martin Windrow
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 381 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2012-01-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781780962672

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Osprey Men-At-Arms by Martin Windrow Pdf

Osprey Men-at-Arms: A Celebration is a very special volume detailing some of the wonderful artwork that has graced Osprey's renowned Men-at-Arms series over the last forty years. Beautifully presented in luxurious cloth, embossed and foil blocked, with head and tails bands and a ribbon bookmark, the collection contains the most treasured illustrations from the vast archives of this respected series and is a classic, collectable item for all military history enthusiasts.

Author : Clayton K. S. Chun
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 303 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2013-01-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781472800367

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US Army in the Plains Indian Wars 1865–1891 by Clayton K. S. Chun Pdf

The Plains Indian War was one of the most controversial conflicts in American military history, as the US Army faced a tough opponent that challenged it for decades following the end of the Civil War. The Army leadership endured a severe lack of resources, political constraints, an indifferent public, tough environmental conditions, and other problems of the frontier. Army officers and men had to adapt to these constraints, and this period also proved to be a trial of the ability and endurance of the common soldier. This title details the organization, development, training, tactics and command structures of the US Army during its subjugation of the Plains Indian tribes.

Author : John Langellier
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 81 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2018-06-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9781472819727

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The "Trapdoor" Springfield by John Langellier Pdf

Intended to replace the proliferation of different small arms fielded by US forces during the American Civil War, the “Trapdoor Springfield” was designed in 1865–66 by Erskine S. Allin. Using metallic cartridges, it could be loaded in a single action, increasing the number of shots per minute as much as fivefold. The new weapon quickly proved its worth in two separate incidents in August 1867: small groups of US soldiers and civilians armed with the trapdoor repulsed numerically superior Native American contingents. A simple and cost-effective weapon, it was used, along with its variants in every US conflict in the three decades after the Civil War, especially on the American frontier. Drawing upon first-hand accounts from US soldiers, their Native American opponents, and users such as buffalo hunters, this is the story of the “Trapdoor Springfield”, one of the defining weapons of the Indian Wars.

Author : Philip Katcher
Publisher : Osprey Publishing
Page : 54 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015022218765

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US Cavalry on the Plains 1850–90 by Philip Katcher Pdf

Two events in the 19th century turned the minds of Americans westwards towards eventual and inevitable conflict with the Plains Indians. The first was victory in the Mexican-American War, which brought millions of acres of new land in the West. The second was the discovery of gold in California. One of the results of this migration was conflict with the Indians who inhabited the Plains. So it was natural that the Army, the nation's armed peace-keepers, should be sent to garrison the West. This book by Philip Katcher tells the absorbing story of the US cavalrymen who patrolled the Plains from 1850-90.

Author : Stephen Crane
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1896
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OSU:32435018219782

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The Little Regiment by Stephen Crane Pdf

Author : R. Eli Paul
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1998-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0803287496

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The Nebraska Indian Wars Reader, 1865-1877 by R. Eli Paul Pdf

Addressing the Nebraska Indian Wars between 1865 and 1877, this anthology of well-written articles from the journal NEBRASKA HISTORY is the essential introduction to a bitterly contested period in the state's history. R. Eli Paul has assembled a first-rate anthology of eyewitness accounts and the most significant historical scholarship on the subject. 32 photos. map.