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Author:   Micheal Clodfelter
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.376kg
ISBN:  

9780786427260

ISBN 10:   0786427264
Pages:   279
Publication Date:   14 March 2006
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Acknowledgments      Introduction      Prologue      Part One: The Minnesota War, 1862 1. The Frontier Army      Indian Scouts and Allies      2. The Sioux Nation      The First Sioux War, 1854–55      Little Crow      3. Inkpaduta and the Spirit Lake Massacre      Spirit Lake      4. Little Crow and the Minnesota Massacre      General John Pope and the Department of the Northwest      Henry Hastings Sibley      The Defeat of the Santees      5. The Death of Little Crow      The Last Hangings      The Minnesota Toll      Part Two: The Dakota War, 1863–65 6. The Raiding Season, 1863      The Raiding Season in Dakota Territory      Winnebago Troubles      7. Into Dakota      8. The Sibley Brigade      The Battle of Big Mound      The Battle of Dead Buffalo Lake      The Battle of Stony Lake      The Push to the Missouri      Mackinaw Massacre      The Conclusion of the Campaign      9. The Battle of Whitestone Hill      General Alfred Sully      The March of the Sully Column      Whitestone Hill      The Conclusion of the Campaign      10. The Battle of Killdeer Mountain      Preparations      The Raiding Season, 1864      The Commencement of the Campaign      The March to Killdeer Mountain      Killdeer Mountain      11. The Battle of the Badlands      The Return March      12. The Siege of Fort Dilts      The Conclusion of the Campaign      13. The Last Dakota Campaign      Sand Creek and the Powder River Expedition      The Last Sioux Raid into Minnesota      The Sully Campaign of 1865      Results of the 1865 Campaigns      14. The Ride of Sam Brown      Results of the Campaigns of 1863–65      Epilogue      Appendix A: Non-hostile Fatalities      Appendix B: Whitestone Hill and Killdeer Mountain Today      Chapter Notes      Bibliography      Index     

Reviews

“recommended...all-but-forgotten story of the West”—Choice; “detailed and well-documented...an important contribution”—The Journal of American History; “contains a detailed analysis of the politics, strategy, and tactics of the campaign”—C&RL News; “sure to please”—The Reviewers Consortium.

recommended...all-but-forgotten story of the West --Choice; detailed and well-documented...an important contribution --The Journal of American History; contains a detailed analysis of the politics, strategy, and tactics of the campaign --C&RL News; sure to please --The Reviewers Consortium.

Author Information

Micheal Clodfelter is an active member of Vietnam Veterans Against the War and the author of several books on military history. A researcher and consultant for the Dupuy Institute of Military History, he lives in Lawrence, Kansas.

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