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Post by Lawtonka on Apr 19, 2006 17:38:10 GMT -6
Images Hosting - PicTigerWashita Battlefield in Western Oklahoma. The two images in the center is an panraramic (unstiched) of the battlefield area.
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Post by crzhrs on Apr 20, 2006 6:45:56 GMT -6
Great stuff. Did you have any source or book to use to get to some of these out of the way places?
I have an older book called SOLDIER AND BRAVE which lists just about all major Indian/White battles, forts, trading posts, historic events (mostly in the West) but many in the East.
It tells you how to get there, what took place, people involved, etc.
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Post by crzhrs on Apr 20, 2006 9:02:08 GMT -6
PS: If anyone wants an on-line version of SOLDIER AND BRAVE go to:
Google
Type: Soldier and Brave
Click on National Park Service "Soldier and Brave"
You will get the entire book (I'm not sure if it's the latest or updated version but it's there)
I highly recommend the book!
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Post by George Armstrong Custer on Apr 20, 2006 9:23:46 GMT -6
Crzhrs, If you don't already have it you might want to check out Paul L. Hedren's Traveller's Guide to the Great Sioux War; The Battlefields, Forts, and Related Sites of America's Greatest Indian War (Montana Historical Society Press, 1996, ISBN: 0-917298-38-1). It starts with a 'Setting the Stage' list of sites in the years running up to the war of 1876, with the Grattan Battlefield, Fort P. Kearny, Fetterman battlefield & Bozeman Trail. The book then moves on to sites divided into the following sections: The Summer War, March-October 1876; The Winter War, 1876-1877; Sioux War Aftermath, 1877-1881. A total of 56 sites are described, together with directions for getting to them - and notes on whether they are on private land or not. Each entry has a historical synopsis,photographs, and a 'getting there' sidebar. As Hedren notes in his Introduction: 'Virtually every principal landmark associated with the Great Sioux War is accessible by modern automobile. Hard pavement and good directional signing lead to the better known sites, and all-weather roads are the norm in nearly every other instance. [note: the book warns of those sites which are accessible only over difficult terraine] And each site is worth viewing, with the Little Bighorn Battlefield still evoking a sense of mystery, the reconstructed guardhouse at Fort Robinson a sense of rage, and all places expressing the costs paid by both sides as Euramericans wrested the northern plains from the Sioux and buffalo."
The book is endorsed by Paul Hutton and Jerome Greene, which is recommendation enough! And it's worth the $10.95 for the softcover edition just for Bill Holm's evocative painting 'The Decision' which graces the cover!
Ciao, GAC
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Post by crzhrs on Apr 20, 2006 9:32:51 GMT -6
Another book to buy. This is getting expensive! But what better why to spend money and hopefully gain more knowledge.
In books there is power!
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Post by Lawtonka on Apr 20, 2006 17:17:15 GMT -6
Hey CRZHRS, the book GAC recommends is a very good (one stop shop) reference, you sure can't go wrong with it.
Yep, your are bit good by the Custer Bug. My library is continually growing and I go back time after time looking over the books. I love maps too,and normally when I read about a location of interest I will go to the maps to lock in the location and then to Topo maps to check out the terrain.
I love to take some of my books with me when I go to the battlefield. One of my all time favorites is Custer in '76. I will go to the places mentioned and read Camps interviews and notes on site. That is gratifying. Not only do I take my camera, but for the last few years, I also take along my GPS .
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Post by crzhrs on Apr 21, 2006 6:47:01 GMT -6
Yes . . . I took SOLDIER AND BRAVE with my while on a 3 week tour of the many historic sites/battles we discussed.
One of the drawings in the book is a perfect rendition of the Hayfield fight. The LBH mountains in the background looked exactly the way depicted in the books. So idylic, yet a wild and frightening fight took place beneath their majesty. How ironic!
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Post by George Armstrong Custer on Apr 21, 2006 17:08:54 GMT -6
Glad to read you share my appreciation of the Hedren book, Lawtonka. The only difference is that you put your copy to much more practical use than mine - as your wonderful series of photos here demonstrates!
Ciao, GAC
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