Massacre of Salt Creek Prairie (Illustrated Edition)
Nonfiction, History, Americas, United States, 19th Century, Military
| Author: | Captain Robert Goldthwaite Carter | ISBN: | 1230001053364 |
| Publisher: | Steve Gabany | Publication: | April 28, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | Captain Robert Goldthwaite Carter |
| ISBN: | 1230001053364 |
| Publisher: | Steve Gabany |
| Publication: | April 28, 2016 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
The Warren Wagon Train raid, also known as the Salt Creek Prairie massacre, occurred on May 18, 1871. Indian warriors destroyed the corn supplies, and killed and mutilated seven of the 12 wagoneer's bodies as well as their mules. Three Kiowa chiefs were identified and arrested. Two of the three were tried and convicted of the massacre; the third attempted to escape and was killed. It appears that the severe mutilation of the wagoneers, described in detail, rather than the number killed was the overriding factor that so outraged all who were involved in the incident.
The book describes the Army posts in the area and life in the Army to provide background and context to the massacre.
Included in this Illustrated Edition of the 1919 version of "Massacre of Salt Creek Prairie" are 10 relevant illustrations that are unique to this edition of the book.
Robert Goldthwaite Carter (1845-1936), soldier and writer, was born at Bridgton, Maine, on October 29, 1845. The family moved in 1847 to Portland, where young Carter was educated, and in 1857 to Massachusetts, where he was about to enter Phillips (Andover) Academy when the Civil War broke out. Carter enlisted as a private in Company H, Twenty-second Massachusetts Infantry, and served from August 5, 1862, to October 4, 1864. He went on to have a successful Army career until a disability required him to retire in 1876.
The Warren Wagon Train raid, also known as the Salt Creek Prairie massacre, occurred on May 18, 1871. Indian warriors destroyed the corn supplies, and killed and mutilated seven of the 12 wagoneer's bodies as well as their mules. Three Kiowa chiefs were identified and arrested. Two of the three were tried and convicted of the massacre; the third attempted to escape and was killed. It appears that the severe mutilation of the wagoneers, described in detail, rather than the number killed was the overriding factor that so outraged all who were involved in the incident.
The book describes the Army posts in the area and life in the Army to provide background and context to the massacre.
Included in this Illustrated Edition of the 1919 version of "Massacre of Salt Creek Prairie" are 10 relevant illustrations that are unique to this edition of the book.
Robert Goldthwaite Carter (1845-1936), soldier and writer, was born at Bridgton, Maine, on October 29, 1845. The family moved in 1847 to Portland, where young Carter was educated, and in 1857 to Massachusetts, where he was about to enter Phillips (Andover) Academy when the Civil War broke out. Carter enlisted as a private in Company H, Twenty-second Massachusetts Infantry, and served from August 5, 1862, to October 4, 1864. He went on to have a successful Army career until a disability required him to retire in 1876.
