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Battles of the Red River War : archeological perspectives on the Indian campaign of 1874 /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Cruse, J. Brett, 1960-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: College Station : Texas A&M University Press, [2008]
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Red River War, 1874-1875.
Indians of North America > Southern Plains > Antiquities.
Excavations (Archaeology) > Red River Valley (Tex.-La.)
Excavations (Archaeology) > Texas > Palo Duro Canyon.
Red River Valley (Tex.-La.) > Antiquities.
Palo Duro Canyon (Tex.) > Antiquities.
Southern Plains > Antiquities.
Table of Contents:
  • Historical overview: the Southern Plains Indians
  • Field and laboratory methods
  • Historiography and archival research by Martha Doty Freeman
  • Army and Indian strategies, tactics, and weapons
  • The war begins
  • The Indians take the offensive
  • Outnumbered twenty-five to one
  • The Indians elude the 8th Cavalry
  • The turning point of the war
  • A most desperate fight.