Title: The unregimented general; a biography of Nelson A. Miles.
Authors: Johnson, Virginia Weisel.; Johnson, W. M. 1912-
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin,
Year: 1962
Subjects: Miles, Nelson Appleton,; Indians of North America Wars.; United States Armed forces Indians.
Abstract: This book is a vivid account of the Indian campaigns of the American West as seen through the eyes of the Civil War veteran Nelson Miles. Of added interest are General Miles's letter to his wife, which give his frank opinions on his contemporaries, Custer, W.T. Sherman, George Crook, Sitting Bull, Chief Joseph, Geronimo, and many others.
Contents: The Civil War -- The Kiowa-Comanche campaign -- The Sioux campaign of 1876-77 -- Chief Joseph and the Nez Percés -- The Apache campaign -- The last Sioux uprising 1890 -- The Spanish-American War.