HIST 226 Lecture Notes - Lecture 50: Chisholm Trail, American Indian Wars, O. Henry
20 Apr 2016
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A changing world: destruction of the great buffalo herds. 2 great herds of buffalo: northern and southern: southern herd lost first; larger of two herds. Deprives plains indians of main source of food, shelter, and clothing. Hunters slaughter by the millions for hides: estimated 5000 hunters and skinners. Removal to reservations/reform: accepting white culture, speaking english, christianity, accepting concept of individual land ownership, allegiance to us rather than to a tribe. 1854 brazos (caddo and tonkawa) and comanche reservations, 1859 abandoned: whites continued to terrorize indians, removal of indians to indian territory in oklahoma. Texan role in the defeat of the indians. Ranald slidell (bad hand) mackenzie and 4th us cavalry. Wounded in civil war and commander of cavalry. Kickapoo indians had been raiding south texas. 4th cavalry one of the best in the army: stole livestock, burned ranches, murdered settlers, discovered that 90000 heads of livestock between san antonio to rio grande not protected well.
