George Crook letters
Scope and Contents
Handwritten and signed letters. Two are dated 25 Sept. 1876 and the other is dated 1 Oct. 1876. All three were written at Ft. Laramie, Wyoming and addressed to Wesley Merritt, commander of the 5th Calvary. Crook orders the discharge of some scouts, advises that "California Joe" be made the Merritt's guide, and tells him how to attack Red Cloud's Dakota Indians.
Dates
- Creation: 1876
Creator
- Crook, George, 1829-1890 (Person)
Language of Materials
Materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
Open for public research.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from George Crook letters must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical History
American army general who fought in the American Civil War and participated in the campaigns against the Indians in the Amercian West.
Extent
3 items (7 p.)
Custodial History
Donated.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated.
Appraisal
19th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts.
Subject
- Merritt, Wesley, 1834-1910 (Person)
- Red Cloud, 1822-1909 (Person)
- United States. Army. Cavalry, 5th -- Sources (Organization)
- Title
- Register of George Crook letters
- Status
- In Progress
- Author
- Elisa Visick
- Date
- 2010 October 21
- Description rules
- Appm
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English in Latin script.
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States