. Our pioneer heroes and their daring deeds . s calculated that the^rst half of the year 1876 saw the murder of a hundred it is that the latter part of that half-year saw a massacreunapproached since the days of Braddock ; but no Washingtonrode unharmed among the showers of bullets, when Custer andhis command were slaughtered. We have already detailed theearlier part of this double expedition, but the battle on the Eose-bud is so characteristic of Indian warfare that it deserves fur-ther description. On the principle that it takes a thief to catch a thief, manyof our best Indian
. Our pioneer heroes and their daring deeds . s calculated that the^rst half of the year 1876 saw the murder of a hundred it is that the latter part of that half-year saw a massacreunapproached since the days of Braddock ; but no Washingtonrode unharmed among the showers of bullets, when Custer andhis command were slaughtered. We have already detailed theearlier part of this double expedition, but the battle on the Eose-bud is so characteristic of Indian warfare that it deserves fur-ther description. On the principle that it takes a thief to catch a thief, manyof our best Indian fighters make it a rule to employ friendly red-skins in every campaign ; especially is this true of the Gray Fox,as the savages have dubbed Gen. Crook, naming him from thecolor of his usual apparel and his success in foiling their mostcunningly laid plans. In this battle, his right wing corsisted ofthese dusky allies and-two companies of infantry, while his leftwas composed entirely of cavalry. Slowly advancing, the whole THE MODOC WAR. 635. HOOKER JIM. SCHONCHTISr.
Size: 1897px × 1317px
Photo credit: © Reading Room 2020 / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, booksubjectindiansofnorthamerica, bookyear1887
