Sheridan's Troopers on the Border: A Winter Campaign on the Plains by D. Randolp

Description: Sheridan's Troopers on the Border by D. Randolph Deim, De B. Randolph Keim Troopers on the Border is a narrative of more than six months spent on the Southern Plains of the United States, observing the operations of the army directed by then Major Sheridan against the native peoples of the Plains on the Republican, the Arkansas, and the Washita. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Philip Henry Sheridan was known as a ruthless warrior who played a decisive role in the armys long campaign against the native peoples of the Plains, forcing them onto reservations with tactics of total war. In 1869, Sheridan succeeded William T. Sherman as commander of the Division of the Missouri, encompassing the Plains region from the Rocky Mountains to the Mississippi. With Sherman, he refined his tactics -- massive force directed in surprise attacks against Indian encampments -- to mount successful campaigns against the tribes of the Southern Plains in 1874-1875, and against those of the Northern Plains in 1876-1877. The struggle had come to solve for all time the question of whether the white or the red man would prevail in the vast intermediate region between Eastern and Western civilization. The two oceans were now linked together by the railroad and the native peoples were aware of the encroachment of the white men. They were ready at any moment for a desperate, final effort to drive out the invaders of their hunting grounds. As with the buffalo, the approach of civilization was to the native Americans the knell of destruction.As the murderous bullet of the white hunter ruthlessly slaughtered the buffalo, so the vices of civilization carried off those of the red men who had outlived their kindred. The campaign led by Sheridan was an exceptional one. Its object was to show the natives that the "white mans soldiers" could brave the storms of winter, and to surmount this natural barrier which had in the past protected the red man. Troopers on the Border is a narrative of more than six months spent on the Southern Plains of the United States, observing the operations ofthe army directed by then Major Sheridan against the native peoples of the Plains on the Republican, the Arkansas, and the Washita. In his narrative, Keim combines useful information with entertaining reading of the soldiers life on the Plains. Details ISBN1582180601 Author De B. Randolph Keim Short Title SHERIDANS TROOPERS ON THE BORD Pages 328 Language English ISBN-10 1582180601 ISBN-13 9781582180601 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY 978 Year 1998 Edition 1st Birth 1841 Death 1914 Imprint Digital Scanning,US Subtitle A Winter Campaign on the Plains Place of Publication Scituate Country of Publication United States DOI 10.1604/9781582180601 UK Release Date 1998-11-19 AU Release Date 1998-11-19 NZ Release Date 1998-11-19 US Release Date 1998-11-19 Publisher Digital Scanning,US Publication Date 1998-11-19 Illustrations 1, black & white illustrations Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:94220650;

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