Captain Jack Crawford--buckskin Poet, Scout, and ShowmanBiography of American educator, author, explorer, and storyteller of the Wild West, John Wallace Crawford. |
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... command . 26 No one had any idea of the number of Indians grouping on the Little Bighorn . Army officials believed that commands could expect to meet no more than between 500 and 800 hostile war- riors . With the coming of spring ...
... command . 26 No one had any idea of the number of Indians grouping on the Little Bighorn . Army officials believed that commands could expect to meet no more than between 500 and 800 hostile war- riors . With the coming of spring ...
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... command of the Fifth Cavalry . Crook's entire force consisted of about 2,200 men : 1,500 cavalry , 450 infantry , 240 Indian scouts , and a contingent of civilian employees , including 44 white scouts and guides.33 Anxious to make ...
... command of the Fifth Cavalry . Crook's entire force consisted of about 2,200 men : 1,500 cavalry , 450 infantry , 240 Indian scouts , and a contingent of civilian employees , including 44 white scouts and guides.33 Anxious to make ...
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... command , but in the darkness little could be seen except the flashes of gunfire . Mills now ordered Jack to ride to ... command . The for- age party returned to the command post with a mule ladened with dried meat , which " was quickly ...
... command , but in the darkness little could be seen except the flashes of gunfire . Mills now ordered Jack to ride to ... command . The for- age party returned to the command post with a mule ladened with dried meat , which " was quickly ...
Contents
TWO YEARS IN THE GOLD FIELDS | 229 |
A GENIUS IN BUCKSKIN | 247 |
IF I BUT COULD | 273 |
Copyright | |
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