Fighting Men of the Indian Wars: A Biographical Encyclopedia of the Mountain Men, Soldiers, Cowboys, and Pioneers Who Took Up Arms During America's Westward Expansion Page: IX
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subsistence of the Indian....Along came the nine-
teenth century progress, or whatever it may be
called, to disturb their happy conditions. The white
men crowded into the grounds of the Indians and
made encroachments on his rights.... [T]he govern-
ment made treaties, gave presents, made promises,
none of which were honestly fulfilled, and like all
original treaties with the Indians in this country,
they were the first steps in the process of develop-
ing hostilities.
General Phil Sheridan
[O]ne Comanche warrior could drive all the white
people out of five counties....By all laws of justice,
[West Texas] was theirs. We wanted it, fought for
it, took it.
Charles Goodnight
...the white man never lived who loved an Indian,
and...no true Indian ever lived that did not hate the
white man....God Almighty made [me] an Indian
and did not make [me] an agency Indian, either,
and [I do] not intend to be one.
Sitting Bull
There is not one redeeming trait about the character
of any Indian living or dead, and many of the
Indian agents are not much better.
Lieutenant George Henry Palmer
Indian warfare is, of all warfare, the most trying
and the most thankless....In it you are required to
serve without the incentive of promotion or recog-
nition, in truth, without favor or hope of reward.
General George CrookDeath to the Apache, and peace and prosperity to
this land, is my motto.
Lieutenant Colonel Nelson H.
Davis
...an Indian very seldom lets pass an injury done
him unavenged, and it matters not who may be the
victim so that it is of the same nation....
Kit Carson
If any man is killed, I will make him a corporal!
Captain Adna R. Chaffee
I thought God intended us to live, but I was mis-
taken. God intends to give the country to the white
people, and we are to die. It may be well; it may be
well.
Chief Standing Bear
By God, I'm for battle-no peace.
General William S. Harney
Could we but perceive the true character of the
Indians,...we should find that they have always
regarded us as a body of false and cruel invaders of
their country, while we in turn are too apt to
consider them as a treacherous and bloodthirsty
race, who should be destroyed by any and all
means.
General Nelson A. Miles
...I desire peace with the Kickapoo Indians,
but...the only way for them to get peace with
me...is by behaving themselves.
Colonel Ranald S. Mackenzieix
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This book "is a compendium of America's Indian Wars and the mountain men, soldiers, cowboys and pioneers who took part in them" (dust-jacket). It includes information about all the major American Indian battles, the lives of notable men who fought in the battles, and the combat techniques employed. The index begins on page 247.
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O'Neal, Bill. Fighting Men of the Indian Wars: A Biographical Encyclopedia of the Mountain Men, Soldiers, Cowboys, and Pioneers Who Took Up Arms During America's Westward Expansion, book, 1991; Stillwater, Oklahoma. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth151417/m1/13/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Panola College.