XII. War in the West

1. Red River (Nath. Banks)
   • David Porter's armada of gunboats
   • Fred Steele, Poison Spring, Brownsville
2. Northern Plains (John Pope)
   • Andrew Myrick, New Ulm, Whitestone Hill
   • built Fort Sully at site of Pierre, South Dakota
3. Utah & Nevada (Patrick Connor)
   • Fort Douglas, Gov. Orion Clemens, Ben Holladay and Overland Stage
   • 250 Shoshoni kiled at Bear River Jan. 29, 1863
4. Colorado (John Chivington)
   • Cheyenne "dog soldiers," 150 killed at Sand Creek,
   • "iron fist" of John Evans who became a director of the Union Pacific Railraod
5. Southwest (James Carleton)
   • Kit Carson, Mangas Coloradas, Bosque Redondo
   • Navajo at Canyon de Chelly
6. Indian Territory (James Blunt)
   • Stand Watie victory at Cabin Creek Sept. 19, 1864
   • Honey Springs, Sterling Price, Fred Benteen

Links:

• Battle of Glorieta and Stand Watie and Grant and Last Year