Powder River Odyssey: Nelson Cole's Western Campaign of 1865 the Journals of Lyman G. Bennett and Other Eyewitness Accounts

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A detailed recounting of the difficult campaign that presaged the post-Civil War Indian wars of the western plains

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Illustrations	p. 9
Maps	p. 10
Preface	p. 11
Acknowledgments	p. 19
Points of View	p. 21
Proceed without Delay to Omaha	p. 29
On the March	p. 37
Following the Loup	p. 47
The Sandhill Country	p. 65
To the Niobrara	p. 77
Mauvaises Terres	p. 87
March to Bear Butte	p. 103
Redwater Respite	p. 111
On the Little Missouri	p. 123
Perilous Crossing	p. 133
Desperation and Indecision	p. 147
Dawn Attack	p. 165
Thicker Than Fiddlers in Hell	p. 177
Dead Horse Camp	p. 191
Damned Powder River	p. 197
Messenger from the General	p. 203
Miserable Road to Travel	p. 213
At Fort Connor	p. 219
On to Fort Laramie	p. 225
The Expedition Ends	p. 229
Aftermath	p. 235
In Retrospect	p. 239
Finding the River, the Cannon, and the Wheel	p. 255
Cole Expedition Casualties	p. 265
Bibliography	p. 267
Index	p. 273
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