The diaries of John Gregory Bourke / edited and annotated by Charles M. Robinson III.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bourke, John Gregory, 1846-1896.

Contributor:

Robinson, Charles M., 1949-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bourke, John Gregory, 1846-1896--Diaries.

Bourke, John Gregory.

Bourke, John Gregory, 1846-1896.

Soldiers--West (U.S.)--Diaries.

Soldiers.

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

Indians of North America.

Indians of North America--Wars.

Genre:

Personal narratives.

Diaries.

Autobiographies.

Physical Description:

volumes : illustrations, map ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Denton, Tex. : University of North Texas, c2003-

Summary:

John Gregory Bourke kept a monumental set of diaries as aide-de-camp to Brigadier General George Crook. This second volume (of a projected set of six) opens as Crook prepares for the expedition that would lead to his infamous and devastating Horse Meat March. Although Bourke retains his loyalty to Crook throughout the detailed account, his patience is sorely tried at times. Bourke's description of the march is balanced by an appendix containing letters and reports by others such as Lt. Walter Schuyler and Surgeon Bennett Clements. The diary continues with the story of the Powder River Expedition, culminating in Bourke's eyewitness description of Col. Ranald Mackenzie's destruction of the main Cheyenne camp in what became known as the Dull knife Fight. Bourke finishes this volume with a retrospective of his service in Tucson, Arizona. Each volume in the series is extensively annotated and contains a biographical appendix on Indians, civilians, and military personnel named in the volume.

Contents:

v.1. November 20, 1872-July 28, 1876

v.2. July 29, 1876-April 7, 1878

v.3 June 1, 1878-June 22 1880

v.4. July 3, 1880-May 22, 1881

v.5. May 23, 1881-Aug. 26, 1881

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 489-497) and index.

ISBN:

1574411616

1574411969

OCLC:

50919854

Publisher Number:

9781574411966