War-path and bivouac; or, The conquest of the Sioux : a narrative of stirring personal experiences and adventures in the Big Horn and Yellowstone Expedition of 1876, and in the campaign on the British border in 1879, With an introd. by Oliver Knight

Resource Information

The instance War-path and bivouac; or, The conquest of the Sioux : a narrative of stirring personal experiences and adventures in the Big Horn and Yellowstone Expedition of 1876, and in the campaign on the British border in 1879, With an introd. by Oliver Knight represents a material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Missouri University of Science & Technology Library.

Label

War-path and bivouac; or, The conquest of the Sioux : a narrative of stirring personal experiences and adventures in the Big Horn and Yellowstone Expedition of 1876, and in the campaign on the British border in 1879, With an introd. by Oliver Knight

Title remainder

a narrative of stirring personal experiences and adventures in the Big Horn and Yellowstone Expedition of 1876, and in the campaign on the British border in 1879

Statement of responsibility

With an introd. by Oliver Knight

Instantiates

• War-path and bivouac; or, The conquest of the Sioux : a narrative of stirring personal experiences and adventures in the Big Horn and Yellowstone Expedition of 1876, and in the campaign on the British border in 1879

Publication

• Norman, University of Oklahoma Press, 1961

Carrier category

volume

Carrier category code

• nc

Carrier MARC source

rdacarrier

Content category

text

Content type code

• txt

Content type MARC source

rdacontent

Contents

Part One: The Big Horn and Yellowstone Expedition -- I. Bound for the Plains -- II. The Black Hills Fever -- III. The March on the Platte -- IV. On to Fort Fetterman -- V. Marching on Powder River -- VI. Glimpses of the Big Horn Range -- VII. The First Fusillade -- VIII. Indians in War Paint -- IX. Scout and Buffalo Hunt -- X. Battle of the Rosebud -- XI. In the Shadow of the Mountians -- XII. Across the Snowy Range -- XIII. The Sibley Scout -- A Close Call -- XIV. The Custer Massacre -- XV. Merritt's Fight on the War Bonnet -- XVI. Marching in Darkness -- XVII. Crook and Terry Meet -- XVIII. Under a Deluge -- XIX. Half Rations and Horse Meat -- XX. Fighting at Slim Buttes -- Awful Scenes -- XXI. Marching in the Mud -- XXII. Invading the Black Hills -- XXIII. Closing the Campaign -- XXIV. Defeat of Dull Knife -- Death of Crazy Horse -- Part Two: Campaign on the British Line -- I. Beginning of the '79 Expedition -- II. Miles' Battle with Chief Joseph -- III. Encamped on the Big Muddy -- IV. Miles Arrives at Fort Peck -- V. Sitting Bull's Last Fight -- VI. On John Bull's Frontier -- VII. Face to Face with Sitting Bull -- VIII. Hobnobbing with the Hostiles -- IX. French Half-Breeds -- Balaklava -- X. In the Last Ditch -- Addenda -- I. Deserters and Dog Robbers -- Ii. Sandy Forsyth's Famous Fight -- III. General Crook's Career -- IV. General George A. Custer -- Appendix -- Official Reports

Control code

167439

Dimensions

20 cm

Extent

358 pages

Lccn

61009001

Media category

unmediated

Media MARC source

rdamedia

Media type code

• n

Other physical details

illustrations

Record ID

.b4030100x