Nelson Miles's 1874 Southern Plains Campaign

Wild West Podcast by Michael King

Aug 31, 202623:33Education

Send us Fan Mail In August 1874, Colonel Nelson Miles launched an expedition from Fort Dodge into the Texas Panhandle to force hostile tribes onto reservations during the Red River War. His force—comprising eight cavalry...

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