Wolves for the blue soldiers : Indian scouts and auxiliaries with the United States Army, 1860-90

Dunlay, Thomas W. 1944- (Author).

Summary: "The purpose of this work, therefore, is to survey the entire subject of Indian military cooperation with the whites in the period 1860-90, in an attempt to discern patterns of action and motivation. My intention is less to provide new information about particular scout units--although a number of points made here have not been examined in print before--than to discover the broader meaning of episodes and personalities that have previously been viewed in isolation or in passing"--Introduction.

Record details

ISBN: 9780803265738
ISBN: 0803265735
ISBN: 9780803216587
ISBN: 0803216580
Physical Description: 304 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
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Publisher: Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, 1982.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-293) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Indian allies: a long history -- The amateurs take over: the influence of the Civil War -- Regularization -- Military attitudes toward Indian scouts -- The role of scouts in Indian warfare -- "Indian thinking": White leadership and Indian scouts -- Renegades, patriots, and pragmatists -- The other good Indians: the Intratribal conflict -- The Pawnee wolves -- "More formidable Indians": The Apache scouts -- The White man's road -- Conclusion.