The Journal of an Indian Fighter - The 1869 Diary of Major Frank J. North - Leader of the Pawnee Scouts

North, Frank J.; Danker, Donald F. - Editor

Verlag: Not Given, Not Giveln, 1958

Beschreibung

177 Pages. Perfect bound cover around 3-staple binding. Yellow covers show very minor wear. Interior text pages are flawless. No marks or stamps. This is a reprint from Nebraska History, Volume 9, No. 2, June 1958. Frank North was born in New York and in 1855 his father and older brother came to Omaha and the rest of the family came the next year. Frank worked as a clerk on the Pawnee Reservation in Nance County where he bacame acquainted with the Pawnee and learned their language. In 1864 he served as a lieutenant on an expedition with a Pawnee scout unit into Kansas. In 1867 North was commissioned a major and given command of a Pawnee battalion of four companies recruited for the protection of construction crews of the Union Pacific. Pawnee warriors were anxious to serve in the scouts and they felt that Frank North and his brother Luther were their true friends. This 1869 diary covers the Pawnee Scouts expeditions in the Republican River area. Several skirmishes were fought, the chief action being the destruction of the Cheyenne village of Chief Tall Bull in July 1869. Major North's entries provide a record of military activities and give a description of day-to-day events in the field and in the frontier forts. The impact of the newly built railroad on frontier development is apparent from numerous diary entries. The use of the railraod to transport troops, officers and horses underscores its militeary value. North's frequent business and pleasure trips to Omaha illlustrate the social and economic opportunities that the railroad brought to the frontier communities. Frank and Luther North ended their military service with the mustering out of last company of Pawnee Scouts in 1877. The two brothers established a ranch in the Nebraska Sandhills until the summer of 1882 when the partners sold out. Frank joined the Wild West show of William Cody. While traveling with the show he became ill and returned home where he died on March 1885. Luther lived until April of 1935. Numerous notes provide ample references at the bottom of most pages. Illustrated with some several black and white photographs and one map. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 14290

Bibliografische Details

Titel: The Journal of an Indian Fighter - The 1869 ...

Verlag: Not Given, Not Giveln

Erscheinungsdatum: 1958

Einband: Trade Paperback

Zustand: Very Good