Description: Cheyennes and Horse Soldiers by William Y. Chalfant, Robert M. Utley, Roy Grinnell Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description In July 1857, the first major battle between the U.S. Army and the Cheyenne Indians took place in present-day northwest Kansas. Resplendent in war finery, the Cheyennes had formed a grand line of battle such as was never again seen in Plains Indians wars. But they had never seen sabres before, and when the cavalry charged, sabres drawn, they panicked. William Y. Chalfant re-creates the human dimensions of a battle that was as much a clash of cultures as it was a clash of the U.S. cavalry and Cheyenne warriors. Publisher Description The first major battle between the U.S. Army and the Cheyenne Indians took place on the south fork of the Solomon River in present-day northwest Kansas. In this stirring account, William Y. Chalfant recreates the human dimensions of what was probably the only large-unit sabre charge against the Plains tribes, in a battle that was as much a clash of cultures as of cavalry and Cheyenne warriors.In May 1857 the U. S. First Cavalry, under Col. E. V. Summer, had marched out of Fort Leavenworth to find and ""severely punish"" the Cheyennes for their attacks on immigrants and other travelers during the previous year-attacks precipitated largely by the armys earlier assaults on the Cheyennes. Two columns of soldiers moved westward, penetrating the territory of the southern bands of Cheyennes between the Santa Fe and Oregon-California trails, where few whites had been before.When the cavalry columns were reunited, early in July, the combined forces left their supply train behind and marched southeast across the plains. They were braving the extreme heat of summer with limited rations and little water when they finally met their quarry on the south fork of the Solomon. Resplendent in war finery, the Cheyennes had formed a grand line of battle such as was never again seen in the Plains Indian wars.William Chalfant recaptures the drama of the confrontation in his narrative: ""As one the troopers reached down, and then 300 sabres arced above them, the bright afternoon sunshine flashing across the burnished steel as if the air were torn by a shower of flame. For an instant the blades were held aloft, then came down to the tierce point. At the same time the troopers gave out a mighty yell. And so they thundered across the valley of the Solomon, directly at the oncoming Cheyennes.""In terms of history, the First Cavalrys campaign against the Cheyennes was a microcosm of relations between white civilization and Plains Indian. This exciting narrative penetrates the Indian and white cultures to show the battle marked the end of one era in Indian-white relations and the beginning of another. Author Biography William Y. Chalfant, a practicing attorney and a director of the Kansas Historical Society, is an avid student of western American history.Robert M. Utley served in the National Park Service for 25 years in various capacities, including Chief Historian from 1964 to 1972. Since his retirement from the federal government in 1980, he has devoted himself full-time to historical research and writing with a specialty in the American West. He is author, among many articles and books he has published, of Cavalier in Buckskin: George Armstrong Custer and the Western Military Frontier, Revised Edition; Billy the Kid: A Short and Violent Life; Lone Star Lawmen: The Second Century of the Texas Rangers; and The Commanders: Civil War Generals Who Shaped the American West. A founder of the Western History Association, Utley has served on its governing council and as its president. |Roy Grinnell of Santa Fe, a member of the Cowboy Artists of American, is a noted western artist. Details ISBN 080613500X ISBN-13 9780806135007 Title Cheyennes and Horse Soldiers Author William Y. Chalfant, Robert M. Utley, Roy Grinnell Format Paperback Year 2002 Pages 440 Publisher University of Oklahoma Press GE_Item_ID:9197426; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. 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Book Title: Cheyennes and Horse Soldiers : the 1857 Expedition and the Battle of Solomon's Fork
Number of Pages: 440 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Topic: United States / State & Local / West (Ak, CA, Co, Hi, Id, Mt, Nv, Ut, WY), Military / United States, Ethnic Studies / Native American Studies
Publication Year: 2002
Item Height: 0.9 in
Illustrator: Grinnell, Roy, Yes
Genre: Social Science, History
Item Weight: 18.4 Oz
Author: William Y. Chalfant
Item Length: 8.5 in
Item Width: 5.2 in
Format: Trade Paperback
