Later in life, this general authored a couple of books entitled  Serving the Republic and Personal Recollections and Observations, which bears the grandiose subtitle "From New England to the Golden Gate."
Later in life, this general authored a couple of books entitled  Serving the Republic and Personal Recollections and Observations, which bears the grandiose subtitle "From New England to the Golden Gate." He implicated Secretary of War Russell Alger in a scandal when he infamously ordered a military inquiry into "embalmed beef" rations purchased from Chicago, an action which led him to be censured. After he succeeded George Crook as commander of the army, he retained Charles Gatewood as leader of a campaign which climaxed at Skeleton Canyon. His other notable success was shared with Oliver Otis Howard and saw its climax at Bear Paw ravine. He was also called in by Grover Cleveland to suppress the Pullman strike. FTP, name this Spanish-American war general credited with capturing Chief Joseph and Geronimo.
Later in life, this general authored a couple of books entitled  Serving the Republic and Personal Recollections and Observations, which bears the grandiose subtitle "From New England to the Golden Gate."
Nelson Appleton Miles 