Indian Fights and FightersU of Nebraska Press, 1971 M01 1 - 423 pages Almost three decades of Plains history are here-the Powder River expedition, Beecher's Island, the Fetterman Massacre, campaigns of Crook, Custer, and Miles-in Brady's own words and in rare eyewitness accounts. |
Contents
CHAPTER PAGE I THE POWDER RIVER EXPEDITION | 3 |
THE TRAGEDY OF FORT PHIL KEARNEY | 19 |
THE THIRTYTWO AGAINST THE THREE THOUSAND | 40 |
PERSONAL REMINISCENCES OF FORT PHIL KEARNEY AND THE WACONBOX FIGHT | 59 |
FORSYTH AND THE ROUGH Riders of 68 | 71 |
THE JOURNEY OF THE SCOUTS AND THE RESCUE OF FORSYTH | 97 |
A SCOUTS STORY OF THE DEFENSE OF BEECHERS ISLAND | 113 |
CARPENTER AND HIS BRUNETTES THE FIGHT ON BEAVER CREEK | 123 |
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