Yellowstone Command : Colonel Nelson a. Miles and the Great Sioux War, 1876-1877

In this reprint from 1991, Greene, a research historian for the National Park Service in Denver, recounts the role of Colonel Nelson A. Miles during the Great Sioux War in a series of campaigns against the Sioux and Cheyenne in 1876-1877, following Custer's defeat at Little Bighorn. Using military history as well as Indian testimony, he describes the battles such as the one at Cedar Creek, expeditions, and the end of the war. This edition features a new preface. Annotation 2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)