War-path and bivouac : the Big Horn and Yellowstone expedition

Finerty, John F. (John Frederick) 1846-1908 (Author).

Record details

Physical Description: print
xlviii, 375 pages : illustrations, portraits, maps ; 20 cm.
Publisher: Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, 1966.

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:

Historical introduction -- Preface and dedication -- Bound for the Plains -- The Black Hills fever -- The march on the Platte -- On to Fort Fetterman -- Marching on Powder River -- Glimpses of the Big Horn Range -- The first fusillade -- Indians in war paint -- Scout and buffalo hunt -- Battle of the Rosebud -- In the shadow of the mountains -- Across the snowy range -- The Sibley scout--a close call -- The Custer massacre -- The fight on the War Bonnet -- Marching in darkness -- Crook and Terry meet -- Under a deluge -- Half-rations and horse meat -- Fighting at Slim Buttes -- Marching in the mud -- Invading the Black Hills -- Closing the campaign -- Dull Knife and Crazy Horse -- Appendix. Echoes from the Little Big Horn: General Sheridan's account of the Custer tragedy, compiled from the official documents at military headquarters.