Indian Fights and Fighters The Soldier and the Sioux
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By Cyrus Townsend Brady 2 Nov, 2020
Since the United States began to be there never was such a post as Fort Philip Kearney, commonly called Fort Phil Kearney. From its establishment, in 1866, to its abandonment, some two years later, it was practically in a state of siege. I do not me ... Read more
Since the United States began to be there never was such a post as Fort Philip Kearney, commonly called Fort Phil Kearney. From its establishment, in 1866, to its abandonment, some two years later, it was practically in a state of siege. I do not mean that it was beleaguered by the Indians in any formal, persistent investment, but it was so constantly and so closely observed by war parties, hidden in the adjacent woods and the mountain passes, that there was little safety outside its stockade for anything less than a company of infantry or a troop of cavalry; and not always, as we shall see, for those. Less
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Cyrus Townsend Brady (December 20, 1861 – January 24, 1920) was a journalist, historian, and adventure writer. His best-known work is Indian Fights and Fighters. He was born in Allegheny, Pennsy...
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