Personal Recollections and Observations of General Nelson A. Miles, Embracing a Brief View of the Civil War, Or, From New England to the Golden Gate and the Story of His Indian Campaigns with Comments on the Exploration, Development, and Progress of Our Great Western Empire, Volume 1Theodore Roosevelt called him "a brave peacock." Pompous, vainglorious, but extremely capable, General Nelson A. Miles served his country with distinction for forty-two years. During the Civil War he fought in almost every important battle of the Army of the Potomac, and by its end had been promoted to the rank of major general of volunteers. In 1869 Miles was transferred to the West, where he achieved his greatest fame fighting against the Sioux, Cheyennes, Apaches, and Nez Perces. These colorful memoirs, filled with historical figures and illustrated by Frederic Remington, were first published in 1897, near the end of his career. Volume 1 takes up Miles's early years in the East, his Civil War action, and his campaigns against the Indians on the plains, ending with chapters on the battle at the Little Bighorn and the surrender of Sitting Bull. Volume 2 shifts to the Northwest and Miles's role in the Indian wars there. |
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... Colonel Miles he is worth his weight in gold , " General Winfield S. Hancock had shouted to an orderly . Although the battle ended with a serious Union defeat and Miles received a third wound , he later received a Medal of Honor for his ...
... Colonel Miles he is worth his weight in gold , " General Winfield S. Hancock had shouted to an orderly . Although the battle ended with a serious Union defeat and Miles received a third wound , he later received a Medal of Honor for his ...
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... Colonel Wilson acknowledged the gift by an eloquent speech which created the greatest enthusiasm , closing with these words : " We hope that when this contest shall close , the unity of the republic will be assured and the cause of ...
... Colonel Wilson acknowledged the gift by an eloquent speech which created the greatest enthusiasm , closing with these words : " We hope that when this contest shall close , the unity of the republic will be assured and the cause of ...
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... Colonel Forsyth . military post , was a hun- and his men were with- by about nine hundred Northern Cheyennes , queer conglomeration of as Dog Soldiers . A well were cut into strips for was strengthened dead animals . On meat could eaten ...
... Colonel Forsyth . military post , was a hun- and his men were with- by about nine hundred Northern Cheyennes , queer conglomeration of as Dog Soldiers . A well were cut into strips for was strengthened dead animals . On meat could eaten ...
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