The Papers of the Order of Indian Wars
Lorence Bjoklund Fort Collins, CO: The Old Army Press, 1975. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. xxii, 287, [1] pages Illustrations. Review copy bookplate affixed to fep. DJ has some soiling, wear and tears. Acknowledgments. Introduction by John M. Carroll. Preface by Col. George S. Pappas (Ret.). Constitution. By-Laws. Chapters cover Mills, The Battle of the Rosebud; Lemly, The Fight on the Rosebud; Camp, Survey of Indian Wars; King, The Sioux War of 1876; Traub, The Sioux Campaign 1890-1891; Bisbee, Items of Indian Service; Lieutenant Fountain's Fight with the Apache Indians, 1885; Mauck, Disarming a band of Cheyennes in 1878; Parker, The Geronimo Campaign; Gatewood, The Surrender of Geronimo; Clay, Some Unwritten Incidents of the Geronimo Campaign; Vestal, A Plea for cooperation; Kauffman, The Armistead-Kauffman Unit; Fountain, Remarks; Brown, Remarks; Kerr, The Modoc War; Melver, Washingtion in the French and Indian War; Lull, Collection of Historical Material Relating to Indian Wars of the United States; Robinson, The Battle of Snake Mountain; Fiebeger, General Crook's Campaign in Old Mexico in 1883; True Exact Copy of Letter read by General Rhodes, 1937; Copy of Original Documents loand by Companion Henry H. Steelhammer, Swedish Army; Rhodes, Chief Joseph and the Nez Perces Campaign of 1877; Address of Mr. Samuel J. Flickinger, Assistant Chief Council, [sic] Office of Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior; Morgan, The Fight at the Big Dry Wash; and Morgan, Army Life on an Indian Reservation in the 80's. Also contains Appendix A, Proceedings of the Annual Meeting, 1942; Appendix B, Membership Rolls; and Index. The Order of Indian Wars of the United States, Chartered June 10, 1896. Until 1917 no papers delivered before the annual meeting of the Order of Indian Wars had been published; indeed, no meeting had been published until 1911. All of the Proceedings from 1911 through 1916 contained nothing more than the minutes of the previous meetings, discussion on the contents of their Constitution and By-Laws and the membership list as of that particular meeting. Sometimes the dinner guests were mentioned, the subjects of whatever talks to be heard were announced, frequently the menu, often the financial status and that was about all. John M. Carroll was one of America's leading military historians, specializing in western military history. Perhaps is most important book will in all probability be The Papers of the Order of Indian Wars. His work in compiling and editing this collections is an outstanding service to western historians everywhere. The Order of the Indian Wars of the United States (OIWUS) is a military society founded in 1896 by officers of the United States Army who served in campaigns against Native Americans from the American Revolution to the late 19th Century. The OIWUS was founded by Colonel B.J.D. Irwin at Fort Sheridan near Chicago. It was patterned after other American military societies such as the Society of the Cincinnati, the Aztec Club of 1847 and the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States. Its primary purpose is to provide fellowship to is members and preserve the history of the Indian Wars. The correct name of the OIWUS is the "Order of Indian Wars," not "Order of THE Indian Wars." According to its constitution the objects of the OIWUS are to ... perpetuate the memories of the services rendered by the military forces of the United States in their conflicts and wars against hostile Indians within the territory or jurisdiction of the United States, and to collect and secure for publication historical data relating to the instances of heroic service and personal devotion by which Indian warfare has been illustrated. Membership originally consisted of veteran officers (termed Original Companions) and their male descendants (termed Hereditary Companions). Over the first fifty years of the Order's existence its membership included 300 Original Companions, 275 Hereditary Companions and 75 Junior Companions. In time, the Original Companions died out and the only members were hereditary companions. More recently, membership was expanded to include descendants of soldiers who served in wars with Native Americans dating back to the early 1600s. Membership is by invitation only. Condition: Very good / Good.
Keywords: Indian Wars, Battle of the Rosebud, Sioux War of 1876, Sioux Campaign 1890-1891, Geronimo Campaign, Armistead-Kauffman, Modoc War, French and Indian War, Battle of Snake Mountain, Chief Joseph, Nez Perces Campaign, Big Dry Wash, Army Life, Indian Res
[Book #82324]
Price: $175.00