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 2In 1897, five years after he won the Medal of Honor, General Nelson A. Miles published his memoirs, often cited and now made widely available in this two-volume Bison Book edition. While relating his own colorful adventures, General Miles also ranges over time and space, taking into account fur traders, trail blazers, gold seekers, and missionaries. The first volume described his service in the Civil War and his campaigns against the Indians on the northern plains. Volume 2 follows General Miles to Washington Territory, where he com-mands the Department of Columbia, and finally to the Southwest, where he succeeds General George Crook in directing the fight against the Apaches. The pursuit of Geronimo is one of the many subjects illustrated here by Frederic Remington. In his introduction to the second volume Robert Wooster notes the importance of this memoir as a document on the Indian wars, extremely revealing of the character of a difficult but competent general. |
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Contents
CHAPTER XXV | 320 |
CHAPTER XXVI | 336 |
CHAPTER XXVII | 352 |
CHAPTER XXVIII | 362 |
CHAPTER XXIX | 371 |
Ideas of American Statesmen Fifty Years Ago Discovery of the Columbia Claims | 384 |
CHAPTER XXXI | 397 |
CHAPTER XXXII | 404 |
General Crook and His Experiences Character of these Indians Illustrative | 445 |
CHAPTER XXXVII | 480 |
CHAPTER XXXVIII | 494 |
The Story of the Wounded ApacheCaptain Woods StoryCharacter of Apache | 506 |
CHAPTER XL | 519 |
Reduced Expenses on the Cessation of Indian Hostilities The Nogales Disturbance | 533 |
CHAPTER XLII | 545 |
CHAPTER XLIII | 558 |
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| Title | 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 2 Volume 2 of Personal Recollections and Observations of General Nelson A. Miles 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 |
| Author | Nelson A. Miles |
| Edition | illustrated, reprint |
| Publisher | U of Nebraska Press, 1992 |
| ISBN | 0803281811, 9780803281813 |
| Length | 591 pages |
| Subjects | › › Social Science / Ethnic Studies / Native American Studies |
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