Author: AnonymousPublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3385531225
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 986
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1876.
Patrick Connor's War
Author: David E. WagnerPublisher:
ISBN: 9780806192178
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The summer of 1865 marked the transition from the Civil War to Indian war on the western plains. With the rest of the country's attention still focused on the East, the U.S. Army began an often forgotten campaign against the Sioux, Cheyenne, and Arapaho. Led by Gen. Patrick Connor, the Powder River Indian Expedition into Wyoming sought to punish tribes for raids earlier that year. Patrick Connor's War describes the troops' movement into hostile territory while struggling with bad weather, supply shortages, and communication problems. David E. Wagner's carefully assembled account carries readers along the trail of Connor's men and allows soldiers to give firsthand impressions of the land and campaign. The author draws on journals, letters, and reports--especially the James H. Kidd Papers, a copy of Connor's expedition report previously believed burned, and the newly discovered C. M. Lee diary--to reconstruct a day-by-day chronology that finds the men trudging, sometimes barefoot and half starved, over unforgiving terrain. The thrill and danger of buffalo hunts and skirmishes with Indians punctuated an arduous trek across the northern plains. Copious maps tie narrative to topography by plotting Connor's route and the paths of the units under him. Also included is a detailed account of the civilian road-building expedition of James Sawyers, whose fate became intertwined with the Powder River expedition. Two dozen illustrations and biographical sketches of main players round out the work. This first major campaign of the post-Civil War Indian wars has been largely overlooked by historians--but should be no longer. Patrick Connor's War breaks new ground by bringing the expedition to life in fascinating detail that will satisfy scholars and engage general readers.
Record of Officers and Men of New Jersey in the Civil War, 1861-1865
Author: AnonymousPublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3385531233
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 986
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1876.
Records of Officers and Men of New Jersey in the Civil War, 1861-1865
Author: AnonymousPublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3385528585
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 978
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1876.
Annual Reports of the War Department
Author: United States. War DepartmentPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 920
Book Description
Annual Report of the Secretary of War
Author: United States. War DepartmentPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 918
Book Description
New York in the War of the Rebellion, 1861 to 1865
Author: Annual Reports of the Secretary of War
Author: United States. War DepartmentPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 914
Book Description
Containing a List of the Officers and Employes in the Civil, Military, and Naval Service on the First of July, 1893; Together with a List of Vessels Belonging to the United States
Author: Combat Connected Naval Casualties, World War II, by States. 1946. U. S. Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guards: Montana through Wyoming and other areas
Author: United States. Navy Department. Office of InformationPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : World War, 1939-1945
Languages : en
Pages : 1268
Book Description
The Year of Disappearances
Author: Gerard MurphyPublisher: Gill & Macmillan Ltd
ISBN: 0717151654
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 408
Book Description
'Every spy who was shot in Cork was buried so that nothing was known about them. They just disappeared.' These are the words of an IRA commander recalling the War of Independence in Cork city. The Year of Disappearances examines this claim and others like it. It uncovers a web of suspicion and paranoia that led to scores of men and boys being abducted from their homes before being executed as 'enemies of the Republic' and their bodies buried. While some of this took place during the War of Independence, most of it happened the following year, during the so-called 'Cork Republic'. The net result was to change the demographic of the south-eastern corner of the city for ever, with hundreds of families fleeing and up to fifty individuals buried in unmarked graves in surrounding areas. Using a wide range of previously untapped sources, Murphy shines new light on one of the darker episodes of twentieth-century Irish history.