Identifier: indianhistoryfor00drak (find matches)
Title: Indian history for young folks
Year: 1919 (1910s)
Authors: Drake, Francis S. (Francis Samuel), 1828-1885 Dowd, Francis Joseph, 1876-
Subjects: Indians of North America Indians of North America -- Wars
Publisher: New York London : Harper & Brothers
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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MAJOR-GENERAL GEORGE A. OUSTER. A village of the Northern Cheyennes was surprised by General Mac-kenzie, and their entire stock of provisions for winter, their buffalo robes,and all their property burned. It was winter, and those who escaped wereutterly destitute. In the following spring their chief, Hump, with sonu INDIAN HISTOKY I-OR YOUNG FOLKS.
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SPOTTED TAIL. of his followers, surrendered to General Miles. Handing his belt and gunto the general, he said, Take these; I am no longer chief or warrior. When asked why lie had put himself in opposition to the Government,he replied, I never went to war with the whites. The soldiers began INDIAN WARS (1862-1877). 449 June 17, 1STG. chasing me about, for what cause I do not know to this clay. I dodged aslong as I could, and hid my village away, but at last they found it, and Ihad no alternative but to light or perish. The battle of the Rosebud is a good illustration of Indian warfare onthe plains. When a charge is made upon them, those in front of thecharging force break and give way, while those on the sides close in toattack and harass the flanks and rear of the attacking force. If the latter O should unfortunately be carried too far by the excitement of the chase, itsdestruction is almost certain. The Indian is a superb horseman, his ponyquick and wiry, anol, avoiding a direct atta

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