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As we approach St. Patrick’s Day, this topic bears mention: Immigrants from numerous nations were prevalent in both armies during our nation’s Civil War. In fact, many officer positions were filled for political purposes...
Songs of the Seventh: Garryowen The Seventh Cavalry Regiment and the song “Garryowen” are virtually synonymous – at least to anyone who has a passing familiarity with either. The two have appeared together in...
Readers will note that thus far my posts have mainly entailed events of 1876 viewed from the white man’s histories and perspectives. That is largely because I try to correlate posts to specific calendar...
An acquaintance recently noted a play on the words for today’s date: March fourth (March Forth.) “March forth” is what General George Crook actually did on March 1st of 1876. It was the beginning...
So, what really led to the debacle at the Little Bighorn? Virtually every student knows it ended in the “last stand” of George Armstrong Custer. Most folks know all members of the five cavalry...
I initially planned this post for mid-May. It was May 14, 1876 when Custer hired Isaiah Dorman as a scout and interpreter. However, with this month observed as Black History Month, the post belongs...
I recently posted about three types of frontier forts: fur forts, fighting forts and supply bases. Today I’ll add to that with an example of each type. They come with a bit of the...
Frontier history includes the names of many different forts. Frontier forts with far-flung names dot early maps. To avoid confusion, it helps to understand they were not all military forts. Some were. Others were...
Background: On February 18, 1876 Paul McCormick, an area trader, trudged into Fort Ellis with a request for military relief. He had come from Fort Pease, a trading fort located along the Yellowstone River...
I must have been eight years old and in the third grade when I read my first Custer biography. Several memories of that book remain, but one is the mention of the song “Sweet...
