Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891 [Fragment of a report on the war against the Sioux]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03444 Author/Creator: Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph manuscript signed Date: November 1876 - December 1876 Pagination: 4 p. ; 26 x 21 cm. Order a Copy
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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