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1882 AD (search for this): chapter 27
Chapter XXVII
President of the New board of Ordnance and Fortification
usefulness of the board
troubles with the Sioux Indians in 1890-91
success of the plan to employ Indians as soldiers
marriage to Miss Kilbourne
the difficulty with Chile in 1892.
even as late as the year 1882, very high military authority in this country advocated with great earnestness the proposition that our old brick and stone forts, with their smooth-bore guns, could make a successful defense against a modern iron-clad fleet!
At the same time, and even much later, high naval authority maintained that the United States navy should be relied upon for the defense of our many thousands of miles of sea-coast!
In view of such counsel, it does not seem strange that Congress, after the old ships had nearly all rotted away, began to give some attention to a new navy, but thought little or nothing of land defenses.
The old brick and stone parapets and the cast-iron guns were still there; none of th
1886 AD (search for this): chapter 27
1887 AD (search for this): chapter 27
1888 AD (search for this): chapter 27
1890 AD (search for this): chapter 27
Chapter XXVII
President of the New board of Ordnance and Fortification
usefulness of the board
troubles with the Sioux Indians in 1890-91
success of the plan to employ Indians as soldiers
marriage to Miss Kilbourne
the difficulty with Chile in 1892.
even as late as the year 1882, very high military authority in this country advocated with great earnestness the proposition that our old brick and stone forts, with their smooth-bore guns, could make a successful defense against lieu of those to which they had 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
1891 AD (search for this): chapter 27
Chapter XXVII
President of the New board of Ordnance and Fortification
usefulness of the board
troubles with the Sioux Indians in 1890-91
success of the plan to employ Indians as soldiers
marriage to Miss Kilbourne
the difficulty with Chile in 1892.
even as late as the year 1882, very high military authority in this country advocated with great earnestness the proposition that our old brick and stone forts, with their smooth-bore guns, could make a successful defense against u of those to which they had 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 Ind
June, 1891 AD (search for this): chapter 27
1892 AD (search for this): chapter 27
George E. Kilbourne (search for this): chapter 27
Georgia Kilbourne (search for this): chapter 27
Chapter XXVII
President of the New board of Ordnance and Fortification
usefulness of the board
troubles with the Sioux Indians in 1890-91
success of the plan to employ Indians as soldiers
marriage to Miss Kilbourne
the difficulty with Chile in 1892.
even as late as the year 1882, very high military authority in this country advocated with great earnestness the proposition that our old brick and stone forts, with their smooth-bore guns, could make a successful defense against vage warriors to those of civilized husbandmen, under the system of allotments in severalty.
When the short warlike part of the life of one generation is past, the danger will no longer exist.
In June, 1891, at Keokuk, Iowa, I married Miss Georgia Kilbourne, daughter of Mrs. George E. Kilbourne of that city.
Then a host of old soldiers of the Union army reassembled to greet their comrade.
In 1892 this country seemed on the verge of war with the little republic of Chile.
So confident wer