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The march of the Montana Column : a prelude to the Custer disaster
- Title
- The march of the Montana Column : a prelude to the Custer disaster / by Lieutenant James H. Bradley ; edited by Edgar I. Stewart.
- Author
- Bradley, James H. (James Howard), 1844-1877
- Publication
- Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, [©1961]
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | E83.876 .B733 1961 | Off-site |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Stewart, Edgar I.
- Description
- 182 pages : illustrations; 24 cm.
- Summary
- "In the vast body of material dealing with Custer's 'last stand', the journal kept by young Lieutenant James H. Bradley of the Seventh Infantry is at once graphic, incisive, and of first-rate historical importance. It records in detail the major incidents of the march of the Montana Column, under command of Colonel John Gibbon, to participate in the Sioux campaign of 1876. Beginning on March 17, when five companies of the regiment left Fort Shaw, it traces the progress of the column and ends abruptly with the entry for June 26, when Gibbon's command camped on the site of present Crow Agency, Montana, amid abundant indications that Custer's Seventh Cavalry had met with disaster. A letter written by Bradley describing the finding of the bodies on the Custer battlefield on the Little Big Horn is appended to provide a fitting conclusion"--Jacket.
- Series Statement
- The American exploration and travel series ; 32
- Uniform Title
- American exploration and travel series ; 32.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Note
- First published in Contributions to the Historical Society of Montana, v. 2 (1896) under title: The journal of James H. Bradley; the Sioux Campaign of 1876 under the command of General John Gibbon, preceded by a brief biography of Lieutenant Bradley.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Contents
- Brief biography of Lieutenant Bradly -- The Missouri fur company -- A glance at Montana -- An Indian massacre -- An interesting incident -- A description of the Yellowstone -- Council with the Crows -- Indian hieroglyphics -- A bit of Crow history -- Baker's Battle of 1872 -- A sketch of Fort Pease -- Historical sketch of the Crows -- Crow account of the Yellowstone fur trade --Force participating in the Little Big Horn Battle -- Note on the Indian massacre --Note on Manuel Lisa --Lieutenant Bradley's letter on finding the bodies of Custer's men.
- LCCN
- 61006494
- OCLC
- ocm04610391
- 4610391
- SCSB-278153
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library