The Modoc War, 1872-73
From the late 1860s there was an uneasy peace until the outbreak in 1872 of the Modoc War, one of...
04/12/2015
Native American Indians
Bear River massacre in 1863
Four miles north of Preston, Idaho, the Bear River quietly ambles through green valleys and sagebrush covered mountains, the Shoshone...
29/01/2014
The lost colony on Roanoke Island
Sir Walter Ralegh was rather a poser, and a dandy. He was the man who according to legend got into...
08/07/2012
The Indians of American Northwest Coast
The Northwest coast offers a mild climate with a wide array of food resources. Several distinctive cultures developed on the...
03/06/2012
When Calamity Jane ‘rides on’
Martha (or Marthy) Jane Cannary was the oldest of six children, having two brothers and three sisters, born to Robert...
31/12/2011
Sand Creek massacre victims given permanent resting place
The Sand Creek Massacre took place on November 29, 1864. That morning 650 Colorado volunteers attacked a village of Cheyenne...
30/11/2011
On this day: King Phillip’s War was ended
King Philip’s War of 1675-1676 was a predictable Indian rebellion against continuing Puritan incursions into Native American lands. Though Indian...
12/08/2011
Native Indian Women in U.S. Army – from American Revolution to Vietnam War
The history of female soldiers in American Army goes far back to the beginning of the creation of new, independant...
18/05/2011