Indian Fights and Fighters:
The Soldier and the Sioux
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Indian Fights and Fighters THE SOLDIER AND THE SIOUX
PREFACE
PREFACE
CONTENTS
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
DRAWINGS
PHOTOGRAPHS
MAPS AND PLANS
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Part I Protecting the Frontier
CHAPTER ONE The Powder River Expedition
I. The Field and the Fighters
II. General Carrington’s Romantic Expedition
III. The Outpost of Civilization
CHAPTER TWO The Tragedy of Fort Phil Kearney
I. How the Fighting Began
II. The Annihilation of Fetterman’s Command
III. Carrington’s Stern Resolution
IV. The Reward of a Brave Soldier
CHAPTER THREE The Thirty-two Against the Three Thousand
I. The Improvised Corral on Piney Island
II. The Wild Charge of the Sioux
III. Red Cloud’s Baptism of Fire
IV. After the Battle. The Scout’s Story
Note
CHAPTER FOUR Personal Reminiscences of Fort Phil Kearney and the Wagon-Box Fight
CHAPTER FIVE Forsyth and the Rough Riders of ’68
I. The Original “Rough Riders.”
II. The Island of Death
III. The Charge of the Five Hundred
IV. The Siege of the Island
CHAPTER SIX The Journey of the Scouts and the Rescue of Forsyth
I. The Adventures of the Scouts
II. The Rescue of Forsyth
III. The End of Roman Nose
IV. A Few Words About Forsyth’s Men
CHAPTER SEVEN A Scout’s Story of the Defense of Beecher’s Island
CHAPTER EIGHT Carpenter and His “Brunettes.”[39] The Fight on Beaver Creek
CHAPTER NINE A Further Discussion of the Beaver Creek Affair
I. General Carr’s Account
II. General Carpenter’s Reply
CHAPTER TEN The Battle of the Washita
I. Custer and the Famous Seventh Cavalry
II. The March in the Blizzard
III. The Trail in the Snow
IV. The Attack in the Morning
V. The Fate of Elliott and his Men
CHAPTER ELEVEN Carr and Tall Bull at Summit Springs
I. A Brilliant Little Fight
II. Account of the Battle of Summit Springs
Part II The War With the Sioux
CHAPTER ONE With Crook’s Advance
I. The Cause of the Fighting
II. Reynolds’ Abortive Attempt
III. The March to the Tongue River
IV. The Flying Column
V. The Battle of the Rosebud
VI. Mills’ Advance down the Cañon
CHAPTER TWO Ex-Trooper Towne on the Rosebud Fight
CHAPTER THREE The Grievance of Rain-in-the-Face
I. The Yellowstone Expedition of 1873
II. The Capture of Rain-in-the-Face
CHAPTER FOUR The Little Big Horn Campaign
I. Custer Loses His Command
II. Did Custer Obey His Orders?
III. Custer’s Expedition
CHAPTER FIVE The Last of Custer
I. Reno’s Failure at the Little Big Horn
II. With Benteen’s Battalion
III. The Battle on the Bluffs
IV. The Last of Custer
V. After the Battle
CHAPTER SIX One of the Last Men to See Custer Alive
CHAPTER SEVEN The Personal Story of Rain-in-the-Face
CHAPTER EIGHT Two Interesting Affairs
I. The Fight on the War Bonnet
II. The Sibley Scout
CHAPTER NINE The First Success
I. Crook and Mills at Slim Buttes
II. The Death of American Horse
CHAPTER TEN A Decisive Blow
I. Mackenzie’s Winter Battle
II. The Sufferings of the Cheyennes
CHAPTER ELEVEN Miles’ Great Campaigning
I. Miles and His Foot Cavalry Defeat Sitting Bull
II. Miles’ Crushing Defeat of Crazy Horse at Wolf Mountain
III. The Capture of Lame Deer’s Village
IV. Farewell to a Great Chief and His Hopes
NOTES ON THE LAME DEER FIGHT
CHAPTER TWELVE What They Are There For A Sketch of General Guy V. Henry, a Typical American Soldier
I. Savage Warfare
II. A March in a Blizzard
III. A Ghastly Experience
IV. An Army Wife
V. The Buffalos and Their Famous Ride
APPENDICES
APPENDIX A. Being a Further Discussion of General Custer’s Course in the Little Big Horn Campaign.[112]
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APPENDIX B Further Light on the Conduct of Major Reno
Why General Custer Perished
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INDEX
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