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Sheridan's Troopers on the Border : a Winter Campaign on the Plains.
Annotation.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Autor principal: | |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Scituate : La Vergne :
Digital Scanning, Incorporated, Ingram Book Company [distributor]
June 1999 ;
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| Edición: | Reprint. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- ""P.H. Sheridan, Lieutenant General""; ""Sheridan's Troopers on the Borders""; ""Preface""; ""CONTENTS""; ""A letter from Lieutenant General Sheridan""; ""CHAPTER I.""; ""On the Sunset side of the Missouri ""; ""Arrival at Leavenworth City""; ""Still Westward""; ""CHAPTER II.""; ""Beyond the Pale of Civilization""; ""The Plains""; ""Buffaloes""; ""A Fusilade""; ""Hays City""; ""CHAPTER III.""; ""Fort Hays""; ""Its Garrison ""; ""Sheridan ""; ""The Indians""; ""CHAPTER IV.""; ""The Nomadic Tribes of the Plains""; ""Events which Preceded the Outbreak of 1868""; ""CHAPTER V.""
- ""The Massacres on the Saline and the Solomon """"War Inaugurated""; ""Preparations for the Contest""; ""Sheridan attempts peaceably to Check the Tribes in the South""; ""CHAPTER VI.""; ""A Journey to the “End of the Track�""; ""Immense Herds of Buffaloes""; ""An Adventure""; ""Arrival at Sheridan""; ""CHAPTER VII.""; ""A Night in a Frontier Town""; ""Popular Diversions and Primitive Justice""; ""CHAPTER VIII.""; ""Off for Fort Wallace""; ""Parting Civilities ""; ""Interesting Reminiscences""; ""“What�s the News?�""; ""CHAPTER IX.""; ""Forsyth�s Battle of the Arrickaree Fork""
- ""CHAPTER X.""""Sheridan Visits Fort Wallace""; ""A “Norther�""; ""Return to Fort Hays""; ""“Underground Monitors�""; ""A Ride on a Cow (Buffalo) Catcher""; ""Volunteers called for""; ""Indian Guides""; ""CHAPTER XI.""; ""An Old-fashioned Buffalo Hunt""; ""The Habits of the Bison or Buffalo""; ""CHAPTER XII.""; ""The Buffalo Herd""; ""Its Organization""; ""A Brute Army""; ""The Antelope""; ""Popular Buffalo Hunts""; ""CHAPTER XIII.""; ""Carr�s Gallop along the Republican""; ""Arrival of Osage Warriors""; ""CHAPTER XIV.""; ""A War Dance""; ""Ready to Take the Field""; ""CHAPTER XV.""
- ""Departure for the Seat of War in the South""""Mule Driving as an Art""; ""Arrival at Fort Dodge""; ""Camp South of the Arkansas""; ""Bluff Creek""; ""Letters for Home""; ""CHAPTER XVI.""; ""Camp on the Cimmaron""; ""Bad Water ""; ""Hunting Parties ""; ""Sunset on the Plains""; ""A Night Alarm""; ""Notes of War on the Canadian""; ""CHAPTER XVII.""; ""A Snow Storm""; ""Custer takes the “War-path�""; ""Sheridan�s Policy in a Nut-shell""; ""Building a Fort""; ""The Volunteers Snowed-up""; ""Relief Sent""; ""A Thanksgiving Dinner""; ""CHAPTER XVIII.""; ""The Battle of the Washita""
- ""CHAPTER XIX.""""Return of the Troopers from Battle""; ""A Scalp Dance""; ""Safe Arrival of the Volunteers""; ""A General Expedition""; ""CHAPTER XX.""; ""A Fresh Start""; ""The “Outfit�""; ""Indian Philosophy""; ""The Gypsum Country""; ""Camp on the Canadian ""; ""The Washita ""; ""California Joe""; ""CHAPTER XXI.""; ""A Visit to the Field of the Battle of the Washita""; ""Recovery of the Bodies of Elliott and his men""; ""Fiendish Mutilation""; ""The Bodies of a Woman and Child Found""; ""CHAPTER XXII.""; ""Again on the March""; ""A Snow Storm""; ""The Flight of the Savages""