Washita: The U.S. Army and the Southern Cheyennes, 1867-1869 John Hayward Now that he's dead

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How the conflict between federal and state power has shaped American history

Washita: The U.S. Army and the Southern Cheyennes, 1867-1869 John Hayward Now that he's deadOn November 27, 1868, the U. S. Seventh Cavalry under Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer attacked a Southern Cheyenne village along the Washita River in present day western Oklahoma. The subsequent U. S. victory signaled the end of the Cheyennes' traditional way of life and resulted in the death of Black Kettle, their most prominent peace chief. In this remarkably balanced history, Jerome A. Greene describes the causes, conduct, and consequences of the