Record details

• ISBN: 0803257430
• ISBN: 9780803257436
• Physical Description: xvii, 423 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
• Publisher: Lincoln, University of Nebraska Press [1971]

Content descriptions

General Note:

"A Bison book."

Reprint of the 1904 ed., with a new introd. by J. T. King.

Formatted Contents Note:

The Powder River expedition -- The tragedy of Fort Phil Kearney -- The thirty-two against the three thousand -- Personal reminscences of Fort Phil Kearney and the wagon-box fight -- Forsyth and the rough riders of '68 -- The journey of the scouts and the rescue of Forsyth -- A scout's story of the defense of Beecher's island -- Carpenter and his brunettes. The fight on Beaver Creek -- A further discussion of the Beaver Creek affair -- The battle of the Washita -- Carr and Tall Bull at Summit Springs -- With Crook's advance -- Ex-trooper Towne on the Rosebud fight -- The brievance of Rain-in-the-Face -- The Little Big Horn campaign -- The last of Custer -- One of the last men to see Custer alive -- The personal story of Rain-in-the-Face -- Two interesting affairs -- The first success -- A decisive blow -- Miles' great campaigning -- What they are there for: a sketch of General Guy v. Henry, a typical American soldier.

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