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The Galvanized Yankees
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The little-known true Civil War story of the Confederate soldiers who served in the Union Army by a #1
New York Times–bestselling author.
Historian Dee Brown uncovers an exciting episode in American history: During the Civil War, a group of Confederate soldiers opted to assist the Union Army rather than endure the grim conditions of POW camps. Regiments containing former Confederates were not trusted to go into battle against their former comrades, and instead were sent to the West as "outpost guardians," where they performed frontier duties, including escorting supply trains, rebuilding telegraph lines, and quelling uprisings from regional American Indian tribes, which were sweeping across the Plains. This is an account of an extraordinary, though often overlooked, group of men who served in unexpected ways at a pivotal moment in the nation's history.
From the bestselling author of Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, The Galvanized Yankees is "an accurate, interesting, and sometimes thrilling account of an unusual group of men [and] a fresh and informative study of the Old West in transition from frontier to stable society" ( The New York Times Book Review).
This ebook features an illustrated biography of Dee Brown including rare photos from the author's personal collection.
Historian Dee Brown uncovers an exciting episode in American history: During the Civil War, a group of Confederate soldiers opted to assist the Union Army rather than endure the grim conditions of POW camps. Regiments containing former Confederates were not trusted to go into battle against their former comrades, and instead were sent to the West as "outpost guardians," where they performed frontier duties, including escorting supply trains, rebuilding telegraph lines, and quelling uprisings from regional American Indian tribes, which were sweeping across the Plains. This is an account of an extraordinary, though often overlooked, group of men who served in unexpected ways at a pivotal moment in the nation's history.
From the bestselling author of Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, The Galvanized Yankees is "an accurate, interesting, and sometimes thrilling account of an unusual group of men [and] a fresh and informative study of the Old West in transition from frontier to stable society" ( The New York Times Book Review).
This ebook features an illustrated biography of Dee Brown including rare photos from the author's personal collection.
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Index
Adams, Charles, 184-85, 187-88, 202
Adams, Enoch G., 7, 84, 87, 91, 94, 96, 100, 104, 106-7, 110-11
Adams, S. H., 90
Alabama troops, 72, 80, 122, 169, 180, 206, 210
Alkali, Post, 44, 152, 159
Allen, John P., 90
Alton (Ill.) prison, 2, 9, 120-22, 215
American Fur Company, 114
American Ranche, 98
Amusements, 20, 30, 51, 87, 100, 135, 138, 149-51, 158
Anderson, Martin, 36-41
Andersonville prison, 122, 213-14
Animal life, 19, 32, 95, 104, 108, 171, 178, 193, 195, 198-99, 202, 207
Arapaho Indians, 16, 41, 134, 184-85, 187-88
Arickaree Indians, 114
Arkansas, 54, 162
Arkansas River, 46, 49-50, 53-54, 199, 208-9
Arkansas troops, 122
Armes, George A., 204
Arms and ammunition, 36, 47, 51, 88, 105-7, 129, 133, 156, 171, 180, 187, 202
Armstrong, William F., 48-50, 207-8
Ash Creek, Kan., 52
Atchison, Kan., 20, 192, 200
Atchison (Kan.) Press, 5
Atlantic Monthly, 164
Atwood, Evans, 67-68
Austin, Tex., 162, 168
Badenhop, Conrad, 90, 100
Bailey, George M., 140-41
Balazic, M. Hyacinthe de, 109
Ball, Edward, 201
Balloon ascensions, 120
Bartlett, William H., 18, 25-26
Bassett, Adams, 114-15
Bear Rib, 92-94
Beaver Creek, Dakota Territory, 81
Bedford County, Tenn., 74
Belle Peoria (steamboat), 104
Benson, Robert, 68
Bent, Charles, 130-31, 159, 194
Bent, George, 130-32, 194
Bent, William, 130
Benton Barracks, Mo., 61
Bent’s Fort, 130
Berkeley, Carter, 47
Big Horn (steamboat), 109
Big Laramie River, 160-61
Big Sandy Station, Neb., 26, 28, 43, 145, 183
Bijou Creek, Colo., 209
Black, Leander, 169-70
Blackburn, John, 80
Black Hills, 126
Bleadenhiser, William, 200
Bluff Creek, 52
Bodine, George, 185
Boston Journal, 28
Bowers, Corporal, 173-74
Bowles, Samuel, 9, 11, 28, 30-31
Boyer, Mitch, 186
Bozeman Trail, 136, 138, 179
Bragg, Braxton, 211
Brazie, Henrie W., 173-76
Bretney, Henry, 35-40
Brewster, William R, 195-97
Bridger, Jim, 3, 171, 186
Bridgeŕs Ferry, 179-80
Brown, John, 183
Brown, Richard H., 152-53
Brule Sioux, 155-57
Buffington Island, Ohio, 163, 184
Buntline, Ned, 202
Bunton, John, 123
Burch, Andrew, 104-5
Butler, Benjamin, 8-9, 12, 65-68, 77-78, 94, 112, 117
Butterfield, David A., 192, 197, 201
Butterfield Overland Despatch, 3, 192, 194-96, 200-201
Butt’s Ranche, 44 Buzzard, Martin, 123
Caldwell, William, 185
California, 3-4, 177, 201
California troops, 6, 137, 147, 149-51, 157, 170
Calloway County, Mo., 173
Camp Butler, 111., 63
Camp Chase (Ohio) prison, 2, 62, 143
Camp Collins, Colo., 138, 145, 161
Camp Douglas (Chicago) prison, 2, 4, 6, 55-56, 59, 64, 143-44, 147, 163-68, 205-6; conspiracy, 166-67, 172
Camp Douglas, Utah, 6-7, 146-49, 151-52, 157-59, 170
Camp Fry, Ill., 144, 168
Camp Lawton, Ga., 213
Camp Marshall, Wyo., 18, 171, 174-76
Camp Morton (Ind.) prison, 2, 61, 64, 143, 163
Camp Rankin, Colo., 18, 145
Camp Wardwell, Colo., 18, 43, 138, 145, 152, 208-9
Camp Wynkoop, Kan., 137, 208
Campbell, George H, 169
Campbell, Lafayette E., 17, 42-43
Campbell, Va., 91
Cannon Ball River, 87-88, 104
Caraher, Andrew P., 8, 14, 45-48, 50
Cardwell, Elizabeth, 71-72, 78-80, 90-91, 99-101
Cardwell, Patrick, 71-72, 90, 99-100
Carrington, Henry B., 136, 138, 159, 179
Carson, Kit, 52
Carter, William A., 158
Castle Rock Station, Kan., 194
Champney, Charles, 94
Charles City, Va., 71
Charleston, S.C., 211-12, 214
Chattanooga, Tenn., 206
Chavis Creek, Kan., 48
Cheyenne Indians, 16, 21, 27-28, 32-34, 38, 41, 89, 97-99, 126, 128-32, 159, 183-84, 189-90, 194, 202-3, 208
Cheyenne River, 126-27
Chicago, 111., 2, 4-6, 15, 55-56, 59, 64, 73, 120, 143-44, 147, 163-68, 191, 205-6
Chivington, J. M., 16, 28, 130
Chouteau, Charles, 114
Cimarron Crossing, 50, 207
Cincinnati, Ohio, 165, 167-68, 172
Clarke County, Miss., 169
Cloud, William F., 52
Cody, William F., 3, 29, 202
Cole, Nelson, 185, 189
Colfax, Schuyler, 28
Collins, Caspar...
Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Table of Contents
- I. Introduction
- II. "Bloody Year on the Plains"
- III. Oaths and Allegiances
- IV. Soldiering on the Wide Missouri
- V. "Give It Back to the Indians"
- VI. From the Cimarron to the Powder
- VII. From Camp Douglas to Camp Douglas
- IX. Ohioans from Dixie: The Powder River Expedition
- X. Blizzard March
- XI. Last Man Out
- XII. A Note on the Galvanized Confederates
- Notes
- Sources
- Index