The Nebraska Indian Wars Reader, 1865-1877

by Paul, R. Eli

• ISBN13: 9780803287495
• ISBN10: 0803287496
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1998-04-01
• Publisher: Univ of Nebraska Pr

Summary

The Nebraska Indian Wars Reader, 1865-1877 provides the first comprehensive look at the Indian Wars in Nebraska, focusing on the years immediately following the Civil War, when hostilities between Plains Indians and white settlers erupted. R. Eli Paul has assembled a first-rate anthology of eyewitness accounts and the most significant historical scholarship on the subject. Readers are treated to a clear, detailed overview of the course of events, the key individuals and groups involved in and affected by the hostilities, and the central issues underlying them. An important and unique feature of the book is the full attention given to Indian actions and perspectives.No full-length study has ever been written on the Nebraska Indian Wars. This anthology of well-written articles from the journal Nebraska History is the essential introduction to this bitterly contested period in the state's history.R. Eli Paul, a senior research historian at the Nebraska State Historical Society, is the coauthor of Eyewitness at Wounded Knee (Nebraska 1991).

Author Biography

R. Eli Paul, a senior research historian at the Nebraska State Historical Society, is the coauthor of Eyewitness at Wounded Knee (Nebraska 1991).

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations	vii	(2)
Preface	ix
Introduction Forgotten Pageant: The Indian Wars in Western Nebraska	1	(12)
James T. King
Part 1 Seizing Control of the Platte and Republican Rivers	13	(58)
1 The Post of North Platte Station, 1867-1878	15	(16)
Thomas R. Buecker
2 The Republican River Expedition, June-July, 1869	31	(40)
James T. King
Part 2 Pawnee Triumph, Pawnee Tragedy	71	(40)
3 The North Brothers and the Pawnee Scouts	73	(15)
Donald F. Danker
4 The Battle of Massacre Canyon	88	(23)
Paul D. Riley
Part 3 Red Cloud Agency in the Spotlight	111	(18)
5 Red Cloud and the U.S. Flag	113	(9)
Charles W. Allen
6 The War Club of Sitting Bull the Oglala	122	(7)
Harry H. Anderson
Part 4 Sioux War Saga	129	(88)
7 Campaigning with the Fifth U.S. Cavalry: Private James B. Frew's Diary and Letters from the Great Sioux War of 1876	131	(26)
Paul L. Hedren
8 The Surround of Red Cloud and Red Leaf: Interview of William Garnett	157	(4)
Eli S. Ricker
9 War or Peace: The Anxious Wait for Crazy Horse	161	(19)
Oliver Knight
10 Oglala Sources on the Life of Crazy Horse: Interviews Given to Eleanor H. Hinman	180	(37)
Paul D. Riley
Epilogue The Pageant Revisited: Indian Wars Medals of Honor in Nebraska, 1865-1879	217	(14)
James E. Potter
Suggested Reading	231	(4)
Index	235