Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-02-15
OUR INDIAN WARS.
What They Have Cost Us I'm Men
and Money.

Last June the Senate adopted resolu-
tion calling upon the President to in.
form the Senate how many soldiers aud
civilians were killed and wounded, the
| estimated value of property destroyed,
with the expenses incurred by the United
States in the following named Indian
wars, viz: The war in southern Oregon
and Idaho and northern parts of Cali
fornia and Nevada in 1S65-69; the war
against the Cheyennes, Arapahoes,
kiowas and Comanches in Kansas,
Colorado, and Indian Territory in
1S6S-69; the Modoc war in 1872 73; the
war against the Apaches of Arizona in
1873; the war against the Kiowas. Conan
ches and Cheyenues in Kansas, Colorado,
Texas, Indian Territory and New Mexico,
in 1874-75; the war against the northern
Cheyennes aud Sioux, in 1976-77: the
Nez Perces war, in 1877; the Bannock
war, in 1878; the war against the north
ern CheyenneS, in 1876-79, and also TO
inform the Senate, as nearly as he may
be able, how many Indians were killed
in each of the wars mentioned. This
resolution has been turned over from one
department to smother, and the Informs
tIDu CllEilSus WHICH Is GUlOOItGU III q
message OF The President just laid before
Congress, is very unsatisfactory aud in
definite. First referred to the Interior
Department, the ludian office replied that
there were no data there to afford reliable
information, and tie War Department
endeavored. through the Quartermaster
General, OommisSary General, the Sur
geon General, and the various depart
ment commanders, to obtain the infor
nation. but the manner of keeping the
record did not show distinctiVely the
amount of expense for any Indian war,
except as the expenses of a certain mum
Der Of men in time of war exceed those
in time of peace As to the cost of these
wars, the Quartermaster General fur
nishes the following data: In 1858
Southern Oregon ard Idaho. and North
ern parts of California and Nevada,
NGrthw, stern expedition, 81 1894, 100;
New Mexico, $29S $40; districts of the
plains $l3, $40 957: Kiowa expedition,
500, ,703; California and Oregon, 81 .553,
SD; Republican river, $50, ,173; North
west territory So 415, 1863.
1876 to 1877-Northern Cheyennes and
Sioux. $1,994. 311.
1910 4NCL IlCC~y tDOOI ,OG0 w.
1873 Bannock war, 1856, ,636 19.
1S79-79-Northern Cheyennes, $34,-
200 81.
The Commissary General furnishes an
approximate estimate as follows: The
war in Southern Oregon and Idaho, and
northern parts of California and Ne
vada in 1855 68, $3.50, ,7S8 46; the war
against the CheYennes, Arapahocs, Kio,
was and COmaucbes in Kansas, COl0ra-
do and the Indian Territory in 1868 60,
$20275 IA; the Modoc war, 1928
$183 50; the war against the Apaches in
Arizona in 1878, no amount is given; the
war against the KiOwas, Comanches,
and Cheyennes in Kansas, Colorado,
Texas. Indian Territory and New Mexi-
co IN 1874 75. $2S. $50 10; the war against
the Northern Cheyennes and Sioux in
1876 n. $50. 1884 81; the Nez Perces war
in 1877, $33, ,512 50; the Bannock war in
1878, $25, All &C.; the war against the
Northern Cheyennes in 1878-79, ST.
694 10; total, $522, 120 43.
The following statement shows the
casualties; Campaign in Southern Ore
gon and Idaho, and northern parts of
California, 1S65-6S, soldiers killed and
WONAOSd3 w. AHNldnoJ OsOs DdjSu
against the Cheyennes, Arapahoes, Kio
was and Comanches, in Kansas, Colorado
aud the Indian Territory, 1867-69, sol.
diers killed and wounded, 160; citizens,
1877; Indians, sol. Modoc war, 1928,
soldiers killed and wounded, 4; Indians.
276. Campaign against the Kiowas, Co
manches and Cheyennes, in Kansas,
Colorado, Texas, Indian Territory and
New Mexico, 1874-75, soldiers killed and
wounded. "a; Indians, 84. Campaign
against the Northern Cheyennes and
Sioux, 1S76-77, soldiers killed and
wounded, All; Indians, S5. Nez Perces
war, 1877, soldiers killed and wounded,
241; Indians. 15S Bannock war, 1873,
soldiers killed and wounded, "a; citi-
zens, SO; Indians, H. Campaign against
the Northern Cheyennes, 1878-79, SOL
diers killed and wounded, 21. In some
cases the casualties among the Indians
were not reported to the Adjutant Gen
eral