Powder River Odyssey. Nelson Cole's Western Campaign Of 1865. The Journals Of Lyman G. Bennett And Other Eyewitness Accounts

DAVID E WAGNER

Publication: The Arthur H Clark Company, 2009, Norman

First edition. 8vo. Blue cloth, titles stamped in gold gilt on the spine, 283 pp., preface, acknowledgments, illustrated, 15 detailed maps, footnotes, appendices, bibliography, index. The Powder River Campaign essentially marked the transition from the Civil War to the Indian War period. "The expedition's mission was to punish the bands of Sioux, Cheyenne, and Arapaho that had attacked white emigrants and commercial traffic moving west along the Oregon Trail. But the army's western command failed to appreciate either the resolve of their enemies or the difficulties of the terrain. Cole’s men, ill-provisioned from the outset, began to die of scurvy two months into the campaign and contemplated mutiny. Wagner's documentary account reveals in stark detail the difficulties inherent in the army’s attempt to pacify the American West." Numerous personal narratives are provided. As new, unread copy without dust jacket, as issued.

Inventory Number: 52587