The troops were occasionally occupied in pursuing scattered bands going north or south, and on three occasions the large camp of Sitting Bull ventured south of the Canadian border, and important expeditions were sent against them. — Nelson A. Miles Copy Share Image
The troops were occasionally occupied in pursuing scattered bands going north or south, and on three occasions the large camp of Sitting Bull ventured… — Nelson A. Miles Copy Share Image
For a time during the early settlement of this country peace and goodwill prevailed, only to be followed later by violent and relentless warfare. — Nelson A. Miles Copy Share Image
Our relations with the Indians have been governed chiefly by treaties and trade, or war and subjugation. — Nelson A. Miles Copy Share Image
These are hallowed moments, when every American has reason to express his gratitude to Almighty God that it has been our good fortune to… — Nelson A. Miles Copy Share Image
If we dismiss from our minds the prejudice we may have against the Indians we shall be able to more clearly understand the impulses… — Nelson A. Miles Copy Share Image
To illustrate to the Indians the advantages the white race had in the telephone I divided a body of warriors from Sitting Bull's camp… — Nelson A. Miles Copy Share Image
The intrusions of the white race and the non- compliance with treaty obligations have been followed by atrocities that could alone satisfy a savage… — Nelson A. Miles Copy Share Image
The more we study the Indian's character the more we appreciate the marked distinction between the civilized being and the real savage. — Nelson A. Miles Copy Share Image
Step by step a powerful and enterprising race has driven them back from the Atlantic to the West until at last there is scarcely… — Nelson A. Miles Copy Share Image
The Indians, however, could not migrate from one part of the United States to another; neither could they obtain employment as readily as white… — Nelson A. Miles Copy Share Image
A Christian people who have for two hundred years kept a race in bondage, deprived of the advantages of civilization and religion, owe them… — Nelson A. Miles Copy Share Image
If the graves of the thousands of victims who have fallen in the terrible wars of the two races had been placed in line… — Nelson A. Miles Copy Share Image
