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
Valentine McGillycuddy diary
File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS SC 139
Scope and Contents
Materials contain handwritten record of McGillycuddy's duties as a surgeon with General George Crook during the Big Horn and Yellowstone Expedition of 1876. They also include a description of the Battle of Slim Buttes on September 9, 1876, and the death of the Oglala chief, American Horse. The diary continues, beginning December 14, 1876, in the hand of McGillycuddy's wife, Fanny, and describes garrison life at Camp Robinson, Nebraska. Also contains a transcription of the diary. Dated from...
Dates:
1876-1877