FOOTNOTES:[A]Leaders or chiefs—corrupted from the French of Bourgeois, and borrowed from the Canadians.[B]Major Joel H. Elliot of the 7th Cavalry, and 19 of his command, were missing after the Battle of the Washita in Nov., 1868. Their dead bodies were found some weeks later.
FOOTNOTES:
[A]Leaders or chiefs—corrupted from the French of Bourgeois, and borrowed from the Canadians.
[A]Leaders or chiefs—corrupted from the French of Bourgeois, and borrowed from the Canadians.
[B]Major Joel H. Elliot of the 7th Cavalry, and 19 of his command, were missing after the Battle of the Washita in Nov., 1868. Their dead bodies were found some weeks later.
[B]Major Joel H. Elliot of the 7th Cavalry, and 19 of his command, were missing after the Battle of the Washita in Nov., 1868. Their dead bodies were found some weeks later.
TRANSCRIBER'S NOTE:Obvious typographical errors and printer errors have been corrected without comment.On page 158, the word "Py" was changed to "By" in the phrase: "Py ----, who did shoot...."With the exception of obvious errors, inconsistencies in the author's spelling, punctuation, use of hyphens, and use of quotation marks have been retained as in the original publication. Inconsistencies include, but are not limited to the following:gayety/ gaietyOgallala/ OgallallaCamanche/ CommanchesIn the original publication, italics are used inconsistently in the illustration captions. They are reproduced here as they appear in the original.Unconventional spelling has been retained in words such as (but not limited to) the following:befelenlightmentMilwaukiecarniverousconvenienciesconformablykidnaped/ kidnapingreconnoisance
TRANSCRIBER'S NOTE:
Obvious typographical errors and printer errors have been corrected without comment.
On page 158, the word "Py" was changed to "By" in the phrase: "Py ----, who did shoot...."
With the exception of obvious errors, inconsistencies in the author's spelling, punctuation, use of hyphens, and use of quotation marks have been retained as in the original publication. Inconsistencies include, but are not limited to the following:
gayety/ gaietyOgallala/ OgallallaCamanche/ Commanches
gayety/ gaietyOgallala/ OgallallaCamanche/ Commanches
In the original publication, italics are used inconsistently in the illustration captions. They are reproduced here as they appear in the original.
Unconventional spelling has been retained in words such as (but not limited to) the following:
befelenlightmentMilwaukiecarniverousconvenienciesconformablykidnaped/ kidnapingreconnoisance
befelenlightmentMilwaukiecarniverousconvenienciesconformablykidnaped/ kidnapingreconnoisance