Famous Indian Chiefs I Have Known - O. O. Howard |
The author of this book was a famous Civil War General, head of the Freedman's Bureau and founder of Howard University. As liaison for Indian Affairs under President Grant, he negotiated with almost all the major Indian Chiefs in the west in the decades after the civil war. He was sympathetic to their plight and tried to arrange peace between the white men and Indians. |
"FOR MANY MONTHS THERE WERE BATTLES—BATTLES—BATTLES!" |