My life and experiences among our hostile Indians.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Howard, O. O. (Oliver Otis), 1830-1909.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Indians of North America.

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

Physical Description:

1 online resource (576 p.)

Place of Publication:

Scituate, Mass. : Digital Scanning, 2001.

Language Note:

English

Contents:

Intro

MY LIFE AND EXPERIENCES AMONG OUR HOSTILE INDIANS

DEDICATION

INTRODUCTION

PREFACE.

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

PORTRAIT OF MAJOR-GENERAL O. O.HOWARD

ORNAMENTAL HEADING TO INTRODUCTION

ORNAMENTAL HEADING TO PREFACE

ORNAMENTAL HEADING TO LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

ORNAMENTAL HEADING TO CONTENTS

COLORED PLATE I. Boy's Buckskin Shirt

Girl's Buckskin Beaded Leggings

Belt, Pouches, etc.

COLORED PLATE II Dolls, Male and Female, of Various Tribes

Doll Warriors, Toys, etc.

AN INDIAN ARTIST AT WORK IN HIS LODGE PAINTING A BUFFALO ROBE

ON THE MARCH-UNITED STATES CAVALRY CROSSING THE GREAT PLAINS

IRON MOUNTAIN'S CAMP - HAND SHAKER'S CAMP

COLORED PLATE III. War and Ceremonial Tomahawks, Clubs, Slung Shots, War Weapons, etc.

COLORED PLATE IV. Red Cloud's Buckskin War Shirt Ornamented with Human Scalps and Beads

Beaded Leggings and Moccasins.

COMANCHE, KIOWA, AND NAVAJO CHILDREN NAVAJO BOY-COMANCHE GIRLS-KIOWA GIRLS.

INDIANS RETURNING TO THEIR CAMPS FROM A FALL BUFFALO HUNT

COLORED PLATE V War and Sacred Shields

Beaded Blanket Band

Woman's Belt, Warrior's Disk Strap, Head Dress, etc.

PURSUED-A BAND OF INDIANS CHASING A PONY EXPRESS RIDER

INDIAN METHOD OF ATTACKING OVERLAND WAGON TRAINS

(1) CIRCLING A ROUND A WAGON TRAIN THAT HAS GONE INTO CORRAL FOR DEFENSE.

(2) LYING IN AMBUSH WHILE WATCHING AN APPROACHING WAGON TRAIN.

COLORED PLATE VI. Girl's Buckskin Beaded Clothes Bag

Garters

Toilet and Tobacco Pouches

Moccasins, Needle Case, Fire B

COLORED PLATE VII War Bonnet of Red Flannel Ornamented With Scalp Locks, Eagle Feathers and Buffalo Horns

Pipes, Flutes, e

(1) DISMOUNTED UNITED STATES CAVALRY REPULSING MOUNTED WARRIORS 19 (2) UNITED STATES TROOPS AND SCOUTS SURPRISING A BODY OF.

NOTORIOUS INDIAN RAIDERS AND FREEBOOTERS "White Horse"-Kiowa, a Notorious Raider killed in 1893-"Always Riding"-A Ute Raider

GROUP OF KOOTENAI INDIANS AND THEIR CAMP- IDAHO

WARRIORS CHARGING AROUND THE SUN POLE-A SCENE AT THE GREAT SUN DANCE

COLORED PLATE VIII Facsimile of an Original Indian Drawing of a Ceremonial Dance-Shows facial decoration drawn with colored

THE BATTLEFIELD OF WOUNDED KNEE, SHOWING DEAD WARRIORS JUST AS THEY FELL.

THE BATTLEFIELD OF WOUNDED KNEE AFTER THE BLIZZARD, THREE DAYS AFTER THE FIGHT, SHOWING INDIAN WOMEN AND CHILDREN JUST AS T

BURIAL OF INDIANS KILLED IN THE BATTLE OF WOUNDED KNEE

FACSIMILE OF AN INDIAN DRAWING BY RED HORSE, A SIOUX, SHOWING GENERAL CUSTER'S TROOPS CHARGING AN INDIAN CAMP IN THE BATTLE

FACSIMILE OF AN INDIAN DRAWING BY RED HORSE, A SIOUX, SHOWING THE SIOUX FIGHTING CUSTER'S BATTALION IN THE BATTLE OF THE LI

THE KNOLL ON THE BATTLEFIELD OF THE LITTLE BIG HORN WHERE GENERAL CUSTER AND HIS MEN FELL AND WERE BURIED.

SOLDIERS' CEMETERY ON CUSTER'S BATTLEFIELD

NOTED CHEYENNE INDIANS IN THEIR WILD STATE

COMMUNICATION BY SIGNS

COLORED PLATE IX.

(1) Necklace of Human Fingers, Arrow Heads and Teeth, Attached to a Beaded Buckskin Collar. (2) Necklace Made of the First

THE GIANT SINTI FOOLING THE PRAIRIE DOGS

THE LAME COYOTE FOOLING THE GIANT SINTI

COLORED PLATE X. Indian and White Scalps, Scalping Knives, Sheaths, Bow, Bow-Case and Quiver, Arrows, etc.

AN INDIAN HORSE RACE-THE FINISH

LIST OF CHROMO-LITHOGRAPH-PLATES.

PLATE I. BOY'S BUCKSKIN SHIRT

GIRL'S BUCKSKIN BEADED LEGGINGS

BELT, POUCHES, ETC.

PLATE II. DOLLS, MALE AND FEMALE, OF VARIOUS TRIBES, DOLL WARRIORS, TOYS, ETC.

PLATE III. SHOTS, WAR WEAPONS, ETC. WAR AND CEREMONIAL TOMAHAWKS, CLUBS, SLING.

PLATE IV. RED CLOUD'S BUCKSKIN WAR SHIRT, ORNAMENTED WITH HUMAN SCALPS AND BEADS

BEADED LEGGINGS AND MOCCASINS.

PLATE V. WAR AND SACRED SHIELDS

BEADED BLANKET BAND

WOMAN'S BELT

WARRIOR'S DISK STRAP

HEADDRESS, ETC.

PLATE VI. GIRL'S BUCKSKIN BEADED CLOTHES BAG

GARTERS

TOILET AND TOBACCO POUCHES

MOCCASINS, NEEDLE CASE, FIRE BAG, ETC.

PLATE VII. WAR BONNET OF RED FLANNEL ORNAMENTED WITH SCALP LOCKS, EAGLE FEATHERS, AND BUFFALO HORNS

PIPES, FLUTES, ETC.

PLATE VIII. FACSIMILE OF AN ORIGINAL INDIAN DRAWING OF A CEREMONIAL DANCE.

PLATE IX. 1. NECKLACE OF HUMAN FINGERS, ARROW HEADS AND TEETH, ATTACHED TO BEADED BUCKSKIN COLLAR. 2. NECKLACE MADE OF THE

PLATE X. INDIAN AND WHITE SCALPS, SCALPING KNIVES, SHEATHS, BOW, BOW CASE AND QUIVER, ARROWS, ETC.

CONTENTS.

CHAPTER I.

MY BOYHOOD AND EARLY HOME-SCHOOL AND COLLEGE DAYS-APPOINTED AS A CADET TO WEST POINT MILITARY ACADEMY.

Looking Backward

Recollections of my Parents

Grandfather's Chimney Corner

The Old Home in Maine

Listening to Grandfather's Indian Tales

My Father's Death

Working as Man-of-all-Work for my Board

Attending the Village School

Entering Bowdoin College

Appointed as a Cadet to West Point

A Momentous Step

Going Forth into the World

Arrival at West Point

Warned to Dispense with my Silk Hat and Cane

"Stand Straight, Sir!:

Reminiscences of West Point

CHAPTER II.

CHASING INDIANS THROUGH THE EVERGLADES OF FLORIDA -INDIAN FIGHTERS WHO AFTERWARDS BECAME GREAT MILITARY LEADERS IN THE CIVI

The Story of Major Dade

Indian Campaigns in Florida

General Sherman's Early Indian Experiences

General In the Heart of the Everglades

A Sudden and Unexpected Attack

Massacre of Major Dade and His Command

Viewing the Slain and Mutilated Bodies of our Troops.

Defeat and Flight of the Indians

My First Meeting with General George H. Thomas

Some of His Early Indian Experiences

His Own Account of a "Scout" against the Apaches

Pulling Arrows out of His Own Flesh

His Unwavering Loyalty to the Union

CHAPTER III.

GRADUATING FROM WEST POINT-MY MARRIAGE-FIRST CALL TO ACTIVE DUTY-BREAKING UP OUR HOUSEHOLD.

My Graduation from West Point

A Memorable Year

My Marriage

Settling our Home

First Sudden Call to Duty

The Consternation it Occasioned

Scattering of the Family

Ordered to Florida

A Renowned Indian Fighter

The Seminoles

Hiding in the Great Cypress Swamps

"Billy Bowlegs," the Chosen Seminole Leader

Raiding the Settlements

An Amusing Interpreter

Meeting Young Officers Who Were Afterwards Generals in the Civl War

Recollections of Them

A Crazy Soldier and an Unpleasant Episode

An Undignified Escape from Indians,

CHAPTER IV.

CAMPAIGNING AGAINST THE SEMINOLES-INCIDENTS AND EXPERIENCES OF MY ARMY LIFE IN FLORIDA.

Breakfasting with General Harney

"Mr. Howard, you will be my Chief of Ordnance

Becoming Accustomed to my Surroundings

A Pleasant Resort

Mustering Volunteers into Service

General Harney Relived from Command

"We Haven't Lost any Indians

Dislike of the Regulars for Indian Service

Chasing Indians from Place to Place

Seeking Peace

Ordered to Find "Billy Bowlegs

A Journey into the Interior

New and Fresh Experiences

A Nap Better than a Toddy

Great Stature of the Seminoles

Their Physical Superiority over other Indians

Seminole Woman

Making a "Good Peace,"

CHAPTER V.

SKETCH OF MY MILITARY CAREER DURING THE CIVIL WAR -ATTITUDE OF OUR WILD INDIANS DURING THAT PERIOD.

On Duty at West Point as Instructor in Mathematics

A Congenial Position.

Thoughts of Entering the Gospel Ministry

Fall of Fort Sumter

Opening of the Civil War

Solving Some Personal Problems

I Become Colonel of a Maine Regiment

Rapid Promotion

Active Military Service

Restless and Troublesome Indians

Condition of Affairs in the Indian Territory

Recruiting Indians for the Confederate Army

An Important Treaty

Effect of the Civil War on the Indian Question

CHAPTER VI.

GREAT UPRISING OF HOSTILE INDIANS IN THE NORTHWEST -THE TERRIBLE SIOUX MASSACRE IN MINNESOTA.

Trouble with the Indians on the Border

Uneasy Savages of the Northwest

Threatened Outbreak of the Sioux

Red Iron's Eloquent Speech

The Great Uprising

The Crafty and Notorious Chief Little Crow

A Reign of Terror, Murder, Rapine, and Pillage

Indiscriminate Slaughter of White Men, Women, and Children

Settlers Banding Together for Defense

A Resolute White Leader

A Fearful Onslaught

Bloody Campaign Against the Sioux

Defeat of Little Crow

Trial of Five Hundred Hostile Indians

Execution of Thirty-eight of them upon One Scaffold

Where and How They Were Buried

Death of Little Crow

CHAPTER VII.

ASSIGNED TO DUTY AMONG THE BLOODTHIRSTY APACHES- MY ARRIVAL IN ARIZONA.

A New Field of Labor

"Grant's Peace Policy"

The Fierce and Murderous Apaches

A Roaming and Warlike Tribe

Cochise, the Notorious Apache Chief

An Elusive and Dangerous Foe

Their Sudden Descents on Scattered Settlements

Slaying Every White Man Far and Near

My Arrival at Fort Yuma

No Rain for Three Years

A Six-mule Ambulance

"Dismal Jeems"

An Extraordinary Driver

Comical Dignity of an Indian Chief

Vanished Pomp and Pride

Appearance of the Yumas

Arizona Sand Storms

CHAPTER VIII.

CAMPAIGNING IN ARIZONA-JOURNEYING ACROSS THE "AL-KALI DESERT"-LIFE AMONG THE PIMAS AND MARICOPAS.

Notes:

Originally published: My life and experiences among our hostile Indians: a record of personal observations, adventures, and campaigns among the Indians of the great West: with some account of their life, habits, traits, religion, ceremonies, dress, savage instincts, and customs in peace and war. Hartford, Conn.: A. D. Worthington & Co., 1907.

ISBN:

1-58218-259-0

OCLC:

79938568