Tending the talking wire
Subtitle: a buck soldier's view of Indian country, 1863-1866
By: edited by William E. Unrau.
Contributors: Unrau, William E., 1929-
Series: University of Utah publications in the American West ;; v. 12; University of Utah publications in the American West ;; v. 12.
Publisher: University of Utah Press
Published: 1979
Place of publication: Salt Lake City
Language: eng
Number of pages: 382
Subjects: Johnson, Hervey, 1839-1923.; Ohio Cavalry. 11th Regt. -- Biography.; Indians of North America -- Wars -- 1862-1865 -- Personal narratives.; Soldiers -- United States -- Biography.
Description: "Hervey Johnson's letters offer a fascinating first-person account of the critical Indian War years on the high plains of eastern Wyoming during which a confederation of Sioux, Cheyenne, and Arapaho Indians successfully defended their Powder River buffalo range."--Publisher's description.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 357-364.
Includes indexes.