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Fort Laramie, military bastion of the High Plains, by Douglas C. McChristian ; foreword by Paul L. Hedren

Label
Fort Laramie, military bastion of the High Plains, by Douglas C. McChristian ; foreword by Paul L. Hedren
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (p. [421]-436) and index
resource.governmentPublication
government publication of a state province territory dependency etc
Illustrations
illustrationsmaps
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Fort Laramie
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
399647200
Responsibility statement
by Douglas C. McChristian ; foreword by Paul L. Hedren
Series statement
Frontier military series, 26
Sub title
military bastion of the High Plains
Table Of Contents
The chain of posts to Oregon -- The first to make the ground bloody -- The unfortunate affair -- A thunder clap -- The Cheyennes are an unruly race -- A state of substantial rebellion -- The mail line is indepensible -- We are holding this territory by a thread -- This requires vigorous war -- We are going to have a warm time -- We have caught Mr. Two Face -- We settle the Indian troubles this season -- There shall be no more treachery -- Poor Indian finds himself hemmed in -- Rather lively times -- My hands are bloody to the elbows -- I do not want to be the only chief -- Indians have great respect for authority -- The Sioux War-- will be over forever -- Everything had changed -- The wind moans dismally -- That so much of it has been saved -- Appendix: Regiments represented in the Fort Laramie garrison, 1859-1890
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