. The Union army; a history of military affairs in the loyal states, 1861-65 -- records of the regiments in the Union army -- cyclopedia of battles -- memoirs of commanders and soldiers . ice in Idaho, where he actively en-gaged against hostile Indians until 1872, when he was ordered to quellIndian disturbances in Arizona. He sent an ultimatum, ordering thechiefs to return at once to their reservations or be wiped ofT the faceof the earth, and, this being disregarded, he attacked them in what wasconsidered an impregnable stronghold, the Tonto basin, and soon broughtthem to subjection. Next, in
. The Union army; a history of military affairs in the loyal states, 1861-65 -- records of the regiments in the Union army -- cyclopedia of battles -- memoirs of commanders and soldiers . ice in Idaho, where he actively en-gaged against hostile Indians until 1872, when he was ordered to quellIndian disturbances in Arizona. He sent an ultimatum, ordering thechiefs to return at once to their reservations or be wiped ofT the faceof the earth, and, this being disregarded, he attacked them in what wasconsidered an impregnable stronghold, the Tonto basin, and soon broughtthem to subjection. Next, in 1875, he defeated the Sioux and CheyenneIndians at Powder river, following this victory with two more, oneat Tongue river and one at Rosebud. The final victory so incensed theSioux that they massed eleven tribes and at Little Big Horn massacredGen. Custer with 277 of his famous troopers, in what has since beenknown as the Custer Massacre. Crook was given reinforcements,and proceeded so vigorously that by May, 1877, all the hostile tribes inthe northwest had yielded. Returning to Arizona in 1882. he drove offwhite marauders from lands belonging to the Apaches, and pledged the.
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