Montana Battlefields 1806-1877
Subtitle: Native Americans And the U.s. Army at War
Publisher: Farcountry Press
Published: September 30, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 223
ISBN-13: 9781560373094
Subjects: United States - Civil War; Montana; History - U.S.; History; Wars; History: American; United States - State & Local - West; United States - 19th Century/Old West; 19th century; Government policy; Indians of North America
First sentence: The Lewis and Clark Expedition of 1803 through 1806 was planned and promoted by President Thomas Jefferson.
Description: Montana's era of "Indian Wars" consisted of nearly a century of skirmishes, battles, and large-scale wars between the U.S. military and native nations. These nations included Blackfeet, Sioux, Northern Cheyennes, Arapahos, Gros Ventres, and Nez Perces-- and the army's Crow and Shoshone allies. The battlegrounds in this book remain today, a testament to the clash of cultures that defined the region in the 19th century.