Personal Recollections And Observations Of General Nelson A. MilesDa Capo Press, 1969 M02 21 - 590 pages In 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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... mile above sea level , and covers an area of nearly ten miles north and south and six miles east and west . On the east the plains descend gradually to the Missouri River , a distance of near six hundred miles . The foot - hills , which ...
... mile above sea level , and covers an area of nearly ten miles north and south and six miles east and west . On the east the plains descend gradually to the Missouri River , a distance of near six hundred miles . The foot - hills , which ...
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... miles what looks like a mountain range . As you approach and finally reach the summit you are suddenly appalled by finding your- self upon the verge of a precipice looking down two thousand feet upon a body of water six miles long and ...
... miles what looks like a mountain range . As you approach and finally reach the summit you are suddenly appalled by finding your- self upon the verge of a precipice looking down two thousand feet upon a body of water six miles long and ...
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... miles an hour . In 1830 there were but twenty - three miles of railroad in the whole United States . In 1840 the number had increased to 2,818 . During the next twenty years the increase was more rapid , making a showing of 30,635 miles ...
... miles an hour . In 1830 there were but twenty - three miles of railroad in the whole United States . In 1840 the number had increased to 2,818 . During the next twenty years the increase was more rapid , making a showing of 30,635 miles ...
Contents
A CAMPAIGN AGAINST APACHES | 182 |
Beginning of the Campaign of 1885Crossing Into MexicoMethods of the Indian | 450 |
CHAPTER XXXVII | 480 |
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