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War party in blue :

(Number (ISBN

0806141395

(Number (ISBN

9780806141398

Title Proper

War party in blue :

General Material Designation

[Book]

Other Title Information

Pawnee scouts in the U.S. Army /

First Statement of Responsibility

Mark Van de Logt ; foreword by Walter R. Echo-Hawk.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Norman :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

University of Oklahoma Press,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

©2010.

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

xviii, 350 pages :

Other Physical Details

illustrations, map, portraits ;

Dimensions

24 cm

Text of Note

Includes photographs by William Henry Jackson.

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-334) and index.

Text of Note

Foreword / by Walter R. Echo-Hawk -- Pawnee military culture in the mid-1800s -- U.S. military tactics and the recruitment of Pawnee scouts -- On the Powder River Campaign with Connor, 1865 -- Guarding the Union Pacific Railroad, 1867-1868 -- The Republican River Expedition and the Battle of Summit Springs, 1869 -- Freelance scouting operations, 1870-1874 -- The Powder River Campaign with Crook and Mackenzie, 1876-1877 -- Homecoming.

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Text of Note

"Between 1864 and 1877, during the height of the Plains Indian wars, Pawnee Indian scouts rendered invaluable service to the United States Army. They led missions deep into contested territory, tracked resisting bands, spearheaded attacks against enemy camps, and on more than one occasion saved American troops from disaster on the field of battle. In War party in blue, Mark van de Logt tells the story of the Pawnee scouts from their perspective, detailing the battles in which they served and recounting hitherto neglected episodes. Employing military records, archival sources, and contemporary interviews with current Pawnee tribal members -- some of them descendants of the scouts -- Van de Logt presents the Pawnee scouts as central players in some of the army's most notable campaigns. He argues that military service allowed the Pawnees to fight their tribal enemies with weapons furnished by the United States as well as to resist pressures from the federal government to assimilate them into white society. According to the author, it was the tribe's martial traditions, deeply embedded in their culture, that made them successful and allowed them to retain these time-honored traditions. The Pawnee style of warfare, based on stealth and surprise, was so effective that the scouts' commanding officers did little to discourage their methods. Although the scouts proudly wore the blue uniform of the U.S. Cavalry, they never ceased to be Pawnees. The Pawnee Battalion was truly a war party in blue"--Jacket.

United States.-- Indian troops-- History-- 19th century.

United States.

Indian scouts-- West (U.S.)-- History-- 19th century.

Indian soldiers-- West (U.S.)-- History-- 19th century.

Indians of North America-- Wars-- 1866-1895.

Indians of North America-- Wars-- West (U.S.)

Pawnee Indians-- History-- 19th century.

Scouting (Reconnaissance)-- West (U.S.)-- History.

Armed Forces-- Indian troops.

Indian scouts.

Indian soldiers.

Indianerkriege

Indians of North America-- Wars.

Militär

Pawnee

Pawnee Indians.

Plainsindianer

Scouting (Reconnaissance)

West (U.S.), History, Military, 19th century.

USA.

West United States.

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Book number

Van de Logt, Mark,1968-

Jackson, William Henry,1843-1942.

Date of Transaction

20200822132213.0

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