Author: Anonymous
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Published: 2024-06-24
Total Pages: 986
ISBN-13: 3385531233
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Reprint of the original, first published in 1876.
Author: United States. War Department
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Published: 1887
Total Pages: 920
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Anonymous
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Published: 2024-06-23
Total Pages: 978
ISBN-13: 3385528577
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Reprint of the original, first published in 1876.
Author: David E. Wagner
Publisher:
Published: 2023
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780806192178
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The summer of 1865 marked the transition from the Civil War to Indian war on the western plains. With the rest of the country's attention still focused on the East, the U.S. Army began an often forgotten campaign against the Sioux, Cheyenne, and Arapaho. Led by Gen. Patrick Connor, the Powder River Indian Expedition into Wyoming sought to punish tribes for raids earlier that year. Patrick Connor's War describes the troops' movement into hostile territory while struggling with bad weather, supply shortages, and communication problems. David E. Wagner's carefully assembled account carries readers along the trail of Connor's men and allows soldiers to give firsthand impressions of the land and campaign. The author draws on journals, letters, and reports--especially the James H. Kidd Papers, a copy of Connor's expedition report previously believed burned, and the newly discovered C. M. Lee diary--to reconstruct a day-by-day chronology that finds the men trudging, sometimes barefoot and half starved, over unforgiving terrain. The thrill and danger of buffalo hunts and skirmishes with Indians punctuated an arduous trek across the northern plains. Copious maps tie narrative to topography by plotting Connor's route and the paths of the units under him. Also included is a detailed account of the civilian road-building expedition of James Sawyers, whose fate became intertwined with the Powder River expedition. Two dozen illustrations and biographical sketches of main players round out the work. This first major campaign of the post-Civil War Indian wars has been largely overlooked by historians--but should be no longer. Patrick Connor's War breaks new ground by bringing the expedition to life in fascinating detail that will satisfy scholars and engage general readers.
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Published: 1902
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This index was created by SLQ volunteers to provide access to photographs of soldiers published in the Queenslander newspaper when they left for the South African War (also known as the Boer War).
Author: United States. War Department
Publisher:
Published: 1887
Total Pages: 918
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Published: 1901
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This index was created by SLQ volunteers to provide access to photographs of soldiers published in the Queenslander newspaper when they left for the South African War (also known as the Boer War).
Author: Gerard Murphy
Publisher: Gill & Macmillan Ltd
Published: 2010-10-29
Total Pages: 408
ISBN-13: 0717151654
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →'Every spy who was shot in Cork was buried so that nothing was known about them. They just disappeared.' These are the words of an IRA commander recalling the War of Independence in Cork city. The Year of Disappearances examines this claim and others like it. It uncovers a web of suspicion and paranoia that led to scores of men and boys being abducted from their homes before being executed as 'enemies of the Republic' and their bodies buried. While some of this took place during the War of Independence, most of it happened the following year, during the so-called 'Cork Republic'. The net result was to change the demographic of the south-eastern corner of the city for ever, with hundreds of families fleeing and up to fifty individuals buried in unmarked graves in surrounding areas. Using a wide range of previously untapped sources, Murphy shines new light on one of the darker episodes of twentieth-century Irish history.