Edward J. Steptoe and the Indian Wars
Life on the Frontier, 1815-1865
Seiten
2016
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4766-6232-9 (ISBN)
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4766-6232-9 (ISBN)
Lieutenant Colonel Edward J. Steptoe's near miraculous escape from encirclement by 1,000 Northern Plateau Indians in 1858 is a familiar story from the Indian Wars. This definitive biography of Steptoe chronicles his career. His personal letters reveal a thoughtful, sensitive commander who came to question his choice of career even before his final battle.
Lieutenant Colonel Edward J. Steptoe's escape from encirclement by 1,000 Northern Plateau Indians in 1858 is a familiar story from the Indian Wars. Yet the details of the Battle of Pine Creek (or Tohotonimme) and its aftermath remain subjects of debate. Outnumbered six to one, Steptoe's 164 troops slipped away in the night. Newspapers called it a "disaster." A few weeks later, Colonel George Wright avenged the defeat and Steptoe, who had suffered a stroke months before the battle, lived his final years in relative obscurity in his native Virginia as the Civil War erupted.
This definitive biography of Steptoe chronicles the career of a field officer who served nearly four years in the Second Seminole War, won commendation for gallantry during the Mexican War, performed admirably (though controversially) in the Utah Territory, undertook construction of forts at Walla Walla in the newly defined Washington Territory and engaged with various tribes throughout his deployments. His personal letters reveal a thoughtful, sensitive commander who came to question his choice of career even before his final battle.
Lieutenant Colonel Edward J. Steptoe's escape from encirclement by 1,000 Northern Plateau Indians in 1858 is a familiar story from the Indian Wars. Yet the details of the Battle of Pine Creek (or Tohotonimme) and its aftermath remain subjects of debate. Outnumbered six to one, Steptoe's 164 troops slipped away in the night. Newspapers called it a "disaster." A few weeks later, Colonel George Wright avenged the defeat and Steptoe, who had suffered a stroke months before the battle, lived his final years in relative obscurity in his native Virginia as the Civil War erupted.
This definitive biography of Steptoe chronicles the career of a field officer who served nearly four years in the Second Seminole War, won commendation for gallantry during the Mexican War, performed admirably (though controversially) in the Utah Territory, undertook construction of forts at Walla Walla in the newly defined Washington Territory and engaged with various tribes throughout his deployments. His personal letters reveal a thoughtful, sensitive commander who came to question his choice of career even before his final battle.
Ron McFarland, the author of more than 20 books, is a professor of English at the University of Idaho.
Table of Contents
Preface
One. Privileged Boyhood
Two. At West Point
Three. In Florida: The Second Seminole War
Four. In Mexico
Five. The Gunnison Affair
Six. In the Washington Territory: Building Forts at Walla Walla
Seven. “Chapter of Accidents”
Eight. Last Years
Epilogue: Legacy
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index
Erscheinungsdatum | 12.02.2016 |
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Zusatzinfo | 13 photos, notes, bibliography, index |
Verlagsort | Jefferson, NC |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
Gewicht | 363 g |
Themenwelt | Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte |
Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Allgemeines / Lexika | |
Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918) | |
Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte | |
ISBN-10 | 1-4766-6232-0 / 1476662320 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-4766-6232-9 / 9781476662329 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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