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Title: Indian history for young folks
Year: 1919 (1910s)
Authors: Drake, Francis S. (Francis Samuel), 1828-1885 Dowd, Francis Joseph, 1876-
Subjects: Indians of North America Indians of North America -- Wars
Publisher: New York London : Harper & Brothers
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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om the hostile camp in the Bad Lands,greatly excited the Indians there encamped, and it was feared that nothingcould prevent a serious and devastating war. The Seventh Cavalry arrived at Pine Ridge late in the night of thatdreadful and bloody day, carrying their wounded. They found the peopleat the Agency in a state of terror, for only a few troopers had been left there,and the Indians threatened to attack the Agency from the surroundinghills, which they occupied with a strong force. At this juncture of affairs General Miles arrived at the Pine RidgeAgency and at once undertook energetic measures to stamp out the re-bellion, assembling a force of nearly three thousand troops, which slowlydrew a ring of iron about the hostile camp. The Indians were preventedfrom scattering into small bands, and eventually the troops occupied posi-tions between the Indians and their stronghold in the Bad Lands. Thesteady advance in force of the troops overawed the Indians, and, although HH i p s I—I 2
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THE SIOUX WAR OF 1890-1891. 501 the fierce Brules were still in a hostile mood, the main body of the Indiansdrew nearer and nearer to the Agency, until finally some of the chiefs ofthe Ogallalas came in for a conference with General Miles. Young-Man-Afraid-of-His-Horses, one of the most powerful of the Sioux chiefs, andfriendly to the whites, influenced the Ogallalas to desert the hostile camp,with the result that this band was shortly encamped with their friendsof the same tribe who were on the south side of the Agency. The Brulesstill maintained their defiance, moving, however, still closer to the Agency.The troops meanwhile continued their show of force without making anyactual attack, intending merely to overawe this fierce band. GeneralMiles had sent word among them, assuring them of a strict compliancewith the terms of their treaty and that their grievances would be redressedif they would quietly surrender. The efforts of General Miles finally met with success, and the largecamp

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