The First Sioux War: The Grattan Fight and Blue Water Creek

The First Sioux War: The Grattan Fight and Blue Water Creek 1854-1856

The First Sioux War was a vitally important conflict that helped define Lakota Sioux / white relations; created a closer national unity among the Sioux; and allowed the United States Army to develop new military tactics, which would eventually be used to defeat the Plains Indians. The war influenced future Sioux leaders like Crazy Horse, Spotted Tail, and Sitting Bull.

Fought between two expanding peoples, the Sioux and the Americans, the First Sioux War produced two engagements, both worthy of studyâ€•the Grattan Fight and Blue Water Creek. The Grattan Fight, a debacle for the army, caused heated debate in Congress, fueled animosity between the army and Indian Bureau, and allowed Secretary of War Jefferson Davis to increase the size of the army. Blue Water Creek, a punitive expedition led by General William S. Harney, completely destroyed two Sioux villages. During the First Sioux War, Harney used new tactics that officers serving on the expedition would later use in the Civil and Indian wars. Stunned by their losses, the Sioux quickly sought peace, but they never forgot the catastrophic lessons learned. For the Sioux, the war helped define a unified response to further white encroachment after the Civil War.
Country USA
Author Paul N. Beck
Binding Paperback
EAN 9780761828853
ISBN 0761828850
Label UPA
Manufacturer UPA
NumberOfItems 1
NumberOfPages 180
PublicationDate 2004-10-21
Publisher UPA
ReleaseDate 2004-10-21
Studio UPA

Country	USA
Author	Paul N. Beck
Binding	Paperback
EAN	9780761828853
ISBN	0761828850
Label	UPA
Manufacturer	UPA
NumberOfItems	1
NumberOfPages	180
PublicationDate	2004-10-21
Publisher	UPA
ReleaseDate	2004-10-21
Studio	UPA

The First Sioux War: The Grattan Fight and Blue Water Creek 1854-1856

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