Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891 [Fragment of a report on the war against the Sioux]

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GLC#
GLC03444
Type
Documents
Date
November 1876 - December 1876
Author/Creator
Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891
Title
[Fragment of a report on the war against the Sioux]
Place Written
s.l.
Pagination
4 p. : Height: 26 cm, Width: 21 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
Reconstruction

Concerns the campaigns against Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse, commenting on the activities of generals Nelson A. Miles, George Crook, and Philip H. Sheridan. Last four pages of a document, numbered 50-53, possibly of an annual report. Crazy Horse surrendered in May of 1877, after 3 months of inactivity. The Winter expedition Sherman mentions, leaving Fort Letterman on 27 October, attacked Crazy Horse on 7 January 1877, making it likely that this report was written in the intervening months.

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