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John M. Schofield, Forty-six years in the Army, Chapter XXVII (search)
ad been accustomed, proved inadequate. This caused the spirit of discontent to increase and to become general among all ages. The natural result was such a threat of war from the great Sioux nation in the winter of 1890-91 as to necessitate the concentration of quite a large army to meet the danger of a general outbreak. In the course of military operations, accidents rather than design on either side occasioned some serious collisions between the troops and the Indians, especially at Wounded Knee, resulting in desperate conflict and in much loss of life. But by very careful management on the part of the commanding general in the field, Major-General Miles, a general conflict was averted, and the Sioux made their submission. They had had no general intention to go to war, if they could avoid it without starvation. After a large sum of money had been expended by the War Department in this way, the deficiencies in food were supplied at about the same cost as would, if made in adva
John M. Schofield, Forty-six years in the Army, Index (search)
8; results of broken faith with, 436-438; the problem of restraint of, 487-489; threatened outbreak by, 488; battle of Wounded Knee, 488; enlistment of, 488, 489; allotments in severalty, 489; civilization of, 489; campaigns against, 514, 515 Indihe fates of Maximilian and Carlotta, 393 Miles, Maj.-Gen. Nelson A., telegram from S., July 2, 1894, 406; battle of Wounded Knee, 488; absence from his post, 493, 494; commanding Department of the Missouri, 494; doubts the use of United States tro Sinclairville, N. Y., Rev. James Schofield's pastorate in, 1 Sioux Indians, threatened outbreak by, 488; battle of Wounded Knee, 488; enlistment of, 489 Sixteenth Kentucky Infantry, in battle of Franklin, 178-180, 229 Slavery, the question th Thomas, Dec. 15, 1864, 263; orders to Fourth Corps, Dec. 15, 1864, 263; Orders of the Day for Dec. 16, 1864, 263 Wounded Knee, battle of, 488 Wyman, Col. John B., letter from Fremont to, Aug. 6, 1861, 39 Wyoming, massacre of Chinese in, 5