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Famous frontiersmen, pioneers and scouts ; the vanguards of American civilization ... including Boone, Crawford, Girty, Molly Finney, the McCulloughs ... Captain Jack, Buffalo Bill, General Custer with his last campaign against Sitting Bull, and General Crook with his recent campaign against the Apaches
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"Chiricahua Camp Sierra Madre Mountains General Crook's campaign against the Geronimo Apaches 1883"
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HM 81548: The first volume, written in ink, consists of miscellaneous reports prepared by Frank West. The volume begins with a report about a transportation march from Camp Supply, Indian Territory to Fort Clark, Texas in 1873. West meticulously details the journey of the cavalry including length of travel, rivers crossed, and personal remarks. "Our wagon was [?] in the quick sand at the crossing of the Red River men were disseminated and applied to ropes attached to the wagon and it was drawn out" (p. 2). The total distance of their march was 1,371 miles, which took 74 days. The next two reports are about the murder of Jacob Dilsey in 1873. Other reports include number of utility poles erected in Arizona and confidential statements and endorsements about various Army personnel. Also included are briefs from Fort Niobrara, Nebraska and Fort Myer, Virginia. The last portion of the volume appears to be excerpts from a history book concerning Europe, Asia, and the Middle East during the 19th century. The endpapers have miscellaneous notes and account information written on them.
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History of our wild West and stories of pioneer life from experiences of Buffalo Bill, Wild Bill, Kit Carson, David Crockett, Sam Houston, Generals Crook, Miles and Custer, Geronimo, Sitting Bull, great Indian chiefs, and other famous frontiersmen and Indian fighters
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