Washita: The U.S. Army and the Southern Cheyennes, 1867-1869

305 Pages·2004·11.958 MB·English

by  Jerome A. Greene

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GREGORY J. W. URWIN, SERIES EDITOR
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�ONTENTS
LisotfI llustrations 1x
Acknowledgments x1
l. Human BeianngdSs a ndC reek 3
2. Waro rP eacoen t heP lains 24
3. SummerD epredations 42
Movementasn dS trategies 61
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. CampS upply 77
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6.C losiPnrgo ximity 96
7. Washita 116
8. EndR esults 162
9.C ontroversies 183
APPENDICES
A. Monumentasn dR esourcoeft sh eW ashiEtnac ountSeirt e1 95
B. ArCmays ualtaitte hseW ashita 209
C. KnownV illaFgaet aliattti heesW ashita 212
D. Other KnVoiwlnl aOgcec upants 215
Notes 217
Bibliography 267
Index 279

LLUSTRJ'�TIONS
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