Battlespace 1865
Scott, Douglas Dowell; Bleed, Peter; Renner, Amanda
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Description for Battlespace 1865
paperback. First examination of the significant North Platte campaign of the US Civil and Indian wars combining battlefield archaeology methods and results with historical data and personal accounts of the campaign Num Pages: 144 pages, b/w and colour. BIC Classification: 1KBBNN; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 185 x 10. Weight in Grams: 408.
For a period of about week in February 1865, as the Civil War was winding down and Plains Indian communities were reeling in the wake of the Sand Creek massacre, combat swept across the Nebraska panhandle, especially along the Platte River. The fighting that marked this event barely compares to the massive campaigns and terrible carnage that marked the conflict that was taking place in the eastern states but it was a significant event at the opening on the ensuing Indian Wars. Operating on terrain they knew well, Cheyenne warriors and other Native forces encountered the US Cavalry who operated ... Read more
For a period of about week in February 1865, as the Civil War was winding down and Plains Indian communities were reeling in the wake of the Sand Creek massacre, combat swept across the Nebraska panhandle, especially along the Platte River. The fighting that marked this event barely compares to the massive campaigns and terrible carnage that marked the conflict that was taking place in the eastern states but it was a significant event at the opening on the ensuing Indian Wars. Operating on terrain they knew well, Cheyenne warriors and other Native forces encountered the US Cavalry who operated ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Oxbow Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
Number of Pages
144
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781785703393
SKU
V9781785703393
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Ref
99-23
About Scott, Douglas Dowell; Bleed, Peter; Renner, Amanda
Douglas Scott is with both Nebraska Wesleyan University and the University of Nebraska at Lincoln. His areas of specialization are historical archaeology of the American West, military archaeology, conflict and battlefield archaeology, human rights and forensic archaeology. He has conducted most of his fieldwork in the Great Plains and Rocky Mountain West, and has also worked on human rights and ... Read more
Reviews for Battlespace 1865
This book ... contains a most interesting and informative account of two relatively small and unfamiliar actions between the US Cavalry and the Cheyenne.
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