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Book

Warriors in Mr. Lincoln's army : Native American soldiers who fought in the Civil War

Call Numbers

  • 973.74 S5554 (CEN)
  • H 973.74 S5554 (CEN)

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Publication Information

Bloomington, IN : True Directions, an affiliate of Tarcher Perigee : iUniverse, [2017]

Physical Description

xvi, 550 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm

Summary

"In Warriors in Mr. Lincoln's Army, author Quita V. Shier offers a comprehensive profile study of each officer and enlisted American Indian soldier in Company K, First Michigan Sharpshooters, who served in the Civil War from 1863 to 1865. The profiles of this all-Indian Company include information taken from military service records, medical files, biographical and family data extracted from pension files, and personal interviews with some of the soldiers' descendants"--Dust jacket.

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