Indians of North America -- Wars -- 1866-1895
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
George Crook letters
File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230323286]
Identifier: MSS SC 2396
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:
1876
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
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George Crook letters
United States Army 5th Calvary correspondence and orders
Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197230216977]
Identifier: MSS 1688
Scope and Contents
Handwritten correspondence, handwritten and printed orders, and a handwritten campaign map. Also included are photocopies of handwritten correspondence apparently taken from a microfilm collection. The bulk of the materials were written in the summer and fall of 1876 during the campaigns against the Dakota and Cheyenne Indians. They document the activitiesand condition of the 5th Cavalry during these campaigns. Some letters also document that unit's activities in campaigning against the...
Dates:
1864-1881