Lets consider some major events. It was during his presidency that the socalled great sioux uprising, what we call the dakota war, occurred. It was drenched in blood as impoverished and hungry dakota waged war on settlers and faced the wrath of whites, who hunted down suspected culprits tried, convicted, and sentenced to death, 303 men. Lincoln commuted the sentence of most of these individuals but in the end, 38 were hung in what remains americas largest max mass execution. It was during the lincoln presidency that the navajo, or dine, as they call themselves, walkmade to endure a long hundreds of miles from their homeland to a new reservation in eastern new mexico. To convince the navajo, american soldiers burned crops, destroyed livestock, and sacked their homes. They suffered from a lack of food, diseases, and raids. It was during the lincoln presidency that one of the most atrocious episodes in u. S. Indian affairs occurred, and that was the massacre at cheyenne and eastern colora
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Plate when he was president. The civil war. That dominated most of his attention. Underneath the surface of the civil war, some important events involving American Indians. Events that might make Abraham Lincoln a bit more of a problematic figure then he ordinarily is. Lets consider some major events that happened during his presidency. It was during his presidency dakota war of 1862 occurred. Conflict in the state of minnesota. Settlers and they faced the wrath. Culpritswn suspected trying and convicted. 303 men. Lincoln commuted the sentence on most of these individuals. Remains ing and what what remains americas largest mass execution. It was during the lincoln presidency that the navajo were made to endure the long walk. To a barren in new mexico. American soldiers burned crops, destroyed lifestyle, and sacked their homes. They suffered immensely from the lack of food, diseases and rate from other indians. It was during the lincoln presidency that one of the most atrocious episodes
And sympathetic to them. First, i thought it was unique. I thought that was a prevailing point of view on the part of most of the army high command. I found that remarkable that we have empathy, empathy for the indians and circumstances and so that led me in to indian wars. The tiet sl not a quote. Its from my own imagination but derives from, you will find various combinations ofly ricks in indian songs of the period that we use for earth, mother earth, sad, weeping and depicting their situation in the west. Your sources, you began your study as the eyewitness to the indian wars. The book gives a balance view, maybe the first to give such a balance view of rights of indians. What were most valuable to you in researching this book. A particular value, i will speak principally of the indian side because the white sources are more apparent, army, dairies, reports, letters, in the indian side, there were a number of stenographers, professional and otherwise who took testimony from indian
And sympathetic to them. First, i thought it was unique. I thought that was a prevailing point of view on the part of most of the army high command. I found that remarkable that we have empathy, empathy for the indians and circumstances and so that led me in to indian wars. The tiet sl not a quote. Its from my own imagination but derives from, you will find various combinations ofly ricks in indian songs of the period that we use for earth, mother earth, sad, weeping and depicting their situation in the west. Your sources, you began your study as the eyewitness to the indian wars. The book gives a balance view, maybe the first to give such a balance view of rights of indians. What were most valuable to you in researching this book. A particular value, i will speak principally of the indian side because the white sources are more apparent, army, dairies, reports, letters, in the indian side, there were a number of stenographers, professional and otherwise who took testimony from indian