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A History of American Indian Achievement - The Plains Indians War





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1.) 1861 - Cochise, Undefeated Apache Warrior Hero
After the Bascom Affair, the Apache leader Cochise, the son in law of Mangas Coloradas, led the Apache Indians in a successful war against whites in Arizona and was never defeated.
2.) 1864 - Ely Samuel Parker Becomes Adjutant to General Ulysses S. Grant
Seneca Indian Ely Samuel Parker, the first Indian Commissioner of Indian Affairs, was an adjutant to General Ulysses S. Grant, and wrote out the surrender papers fro Robert E. Lee at Appomattox.
3.) 1868 - Red Cloud, the Sioux Renaissance Leader
Red Cloud, one of the greatest of the Sioux warrior chiefs, led Sioux and Cheyenne warriors in the only war the Indians won in the Indian Wars of the 19th century.
4.) 1875 - Quanah Parker, Legendary Comanche Leader
Quanah Parker was a Comanche war leader in the Indian Wars of the 19th century.
5.) 1876 - Sitting Bull & Crazy Horse at the Battle of the Little Bighorn
Sioux warriors Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse defeated George Armstrong Custer at the Battle of the Little Big Horn in the 19th century's Indian Wars.
6.) 1877 - Chief Joseph Leads Brilliant Nez Perce Retreat
Chief Joseph led the Nez Perce retreat, also known as the Nez Perce Campaign, in the Indian wars of the 19th century.