Nez Perce Forlorn Hope A Study of the Battle of White Bird Canyon

Cover

Introduction

Acknowledgements

I. You Will Be Sorry

II. Goodbye, Jack, They've Got Me

III. Don't Shoot, For God's Sake, It is Us

IV. I'll Remember You, Love, in My Prayers

V. Hurry Up; Hurry!

VI. A Cup of Coffee and a Few Crackers

VII. Enough to Make One's Hair Stand on End

VIII. A Ship at Sea Without a Helm

IX. I Could Look into Their Faces

X. Burial Volley For The Honorable Dead

XI. These Things Can Probably Be Classed Among The Non-effective Actions of the Cavalry

XII. In Bad Shape For A Fight

XIII. Laid to Rest

Appendix I. What They Said

Appendix II. Court of Inquiry Transcript

Bibliography

Illustrations

Endnotes

This study was undertaken to meet the needs outlined in Research Study Proposal NEZP-4-2: White Bird Battlefield, Nez Perce National Historical Park, Idaho.

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"Every engagement was
a forlorn hope."


Lt. Gen. Philip H. Sheridan
1878

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