Civil war general and Indian fighter James W. Williams : leader of the 1st Kansas Colored Infantry and the 8th U.S. Cavalry / by Robert W. Lull.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lull, Robert W., 1944-

Series:

War and the Southwest series ; no. 12.

War and the Southwest series ; no. 12

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Generals--United States--Biography.

Generals.

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

Indians of North America.

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns.

United States.

United States. Army. Cavalry Regiment, 8th--Biography.

United States. Army. Kansas Colored Infantry Regiment, 1st (1863-1864)--Biography.

Williams, James M. (James Monroe), 1833-1907.

Williams, James M.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (308 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

James W. Williams

Place of Publication:

Denton, TX : University of North Texas Press, c2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The military career of General James Monroe Williams spanned both the Civil War and the Indian Wars in the West, yet no biography has been published to date on his important accomplishments, until now. From his birth on the northern frontier, westward movement in the Great Migration, rush into the violence of antebellum Kansas Territory, Civil War commands in the Trans-Mississippi, and as a cavalry officer in the Indian Wars, Williams was involved in key moments of American history. Like many who make a difference, Williams was a leader of strong convictions, sometimes impatient with heavy-han

Contents:

Bleeding Kansas, border ruffians, and Jayhawkers

Williams, Lane's brigade, and the Civil War

The First Kansas Colored Volunteer Infantry

They "fought like tigers:" Island Mound, Missouri

The regiment: "a day of great rejoicing," and grim reality at Sherwood

Into Indian territory: first Battle of Cabin Creek

The Battle of Honey Springs, Indian Territory

The Red River campaign and the Camden Expedition

The Battle of Poison Spring, Arkansas

Confederate atrocities and Steele's retreat

A brigade, another massacre, and second Cabin Creek

Back to Arkansas, a promotion, peace, and transition

West into Indian wars with the Eighth Cavalry

Campaigning: Fort Whipple, Arizona

Recuperation, a family, and Fort Selden, New Mexico

Fort Bayard, New Mexico

Frontier ranching, congressional accolades, and redemption

Conclusion.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-57441-512-3

OCLC:

854520212