Personal experiences among our North American Indians from 1867 to 1885

Parker William Thornton B. 1849

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• Indigenous peoples of the Americas
• Western United States

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National Indian War Veterans Association.
Former Veterans Indian ^Vars.Adjutant, Society
1st Class Order of the Wars of the U. S. A.Companion
Aide-de-Camp Army and Navy Union U. S. A.PERSONAL EXPERIENCES
AMONG OUR
NORTH AMERICAN INDIANS
FROM 1867 TO 1885
BY
W. THORNTON M. D.PARKER,
and U. S. A.Aide-de-Camp Army Navy Union,
"
1st "Order of Indian Wars of the UnitedClass, States.Companion,
Member of the of the "Sons of the American Revolution."Society
Act. Assistant U. S.Formerly Surgeon Army.
U. S. Indian Service. Surgeon
MASS.NORTHAMPTON,
A. D. 1913.DEDICATION.
oldTo the Third United Statesgallant Cavalry,
A which has few if andArmy regiment any equals
no in this or land And toothersuperiors, any
ofthe the brave of the Third withmemory troopers
whom I had the honour to ride in the sixties on the
most of have answered the "lastfrontier, whom,
" * '
call ! sabresTheir are their steeds arerust, dust,
"
their souls are with the Saints we trust.PREFACE.
with the of several IComplying requests friends,
have endeavored to select from articles contri-my
variousbuted to such as themagazines Open Court,
North American those which seemedReview, etc.,
to me most our North Ameri-interesting, concerning
can Soldiers and who haveIndians, Scouts, others,
lived the "frontier"upon wild, dangerous during
the Sixties and later. I that I behope may par-
doned for one or two from medicaladding papers,
I ifshall be indeed some of thesejournals. glad
be found to the reader.pages may acceptable
W. THORNTON M. D.PARKER,
Massachusetts.Northampton,
*
1913.May 22nd,INTRODUCTION.
THE INDIAN WAR VETERAN AND FRONTIERSMAN.
of and the acts of of aPages history, congress
and books which fillgrateful nation, might libraries,
have been written in and of ourjust undying praise
relatives and friends and comrades who served so
in ofthe war the to save ourgallantly Rebellion,
beloved land. The sacred dust of thousands of war-
riors is intrusted to the of the nationguardianship
and for whose suf-they loved, glory they willingly
and so died: But thesefered, alas, many pages
are humble tribute to the honour of brave sol-my
diers of the and to call to remembranceregular army,
the deeds of and what we owe to them.heroes,
The valuable theand heroism ofservices, privations
soldiers of the of the Unitedregular army States,
who have served in the Indian and in otherwars,
have never received suitablewars, recognition.
has said of "AllPresident Taft these veterans:
honor to the of the United States!regular army
Never in its has it had a stain itshistory upon
with no one to blow its withescutcheon, trumpet,
no local or to forth itsfeeling pride bring merits;
a force to maintainand as befitsquietly organized
on thecivil it has gone doing dutyinstitutions,
which it was its to without a murmurdo; accepting