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Auteur(s) : Ellithorpe, A. C. (1824-1907)
Titre(s) : Albert C. Ellithorpe, the First Indian Home Guards, and the Civil War on the Trans-Mississippi Frontier [Texte imprimé] / edited by M. Jane Johansson
Publication : Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, copyright [2016]
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (xix, 231 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations ; 24 cm
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-221) and index
"The Civil War experiences of Albert C. Ellithorpe, a Caucasian Union Army officer
commanding the tri-racial First Indian Home Guards, illuminate remarkable and understudied
facets of campaigning west of the Mississippi River. Major Ellithorpe's unit--comprised
primarily of refugee Muscogee Creek and Seminole Indians and African Americans who
served as interpreters--fought principally in Arkansas and Indian Territory, isolated
from the larger currents of the Civil War. Using Ellithorpe's journal and his series
of Chicago Evening Journal articles as her main sources, M. Jane Johansson unravels
this exceptional account, providing one of the fullest examinations available on a
mixed race Union regiment serving in the border region of the West. Ellithorpe's insightful
observations on Indians and civilians as well as the war in the trans-Mississippi
theater provide a rare glimpse into a largely forgotten aspect of the conflict. He
wrote extensively about the role of Indian troops, who served primarily as scouts
and skirmishers, and on the nature of guerrilla warfare in the West. Ellithorpe also
exposed internal problems in his regiment; some of his most dramatic entries concern
his own charges against Caucasian officers, one of whom allegedly stole money from
the unit's African American interpreters. Compiled here for the first time, Ellithorpe's
commentary on the war adds a new chapter to our understanding of America's most complicated
and tragic conflict"--Publisher's website
Autre(s) auteur(s) : Johansson, M. Jane (1963-....). Éditeur scientifique
Sujet(s) : États-Unis -- 1861-1865 (Guerre de Sécession) -- Histoire des unités
États-Unis -- 1861-1865 (Guerre de Sécession) -- Participation indienne d'Amérique
États-Unis -- 1861-1865 (Guerre de Sécession) -- Opérations militaires
États-Unis. Army. Indian Home Guard
Genre ou forme : Récits personnels
Indice(s) Dewey : 973.708 997 (23e éd.) = Histoire - États-Unis - 1861-1865 - Étude en relation avec les Amérindiens du Nord
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780807163580. - ISBN 0807163589. - ISBN 9780807163597 (erroné). - ISBN 9780807163603 (erroné). - ISBN 9780807163610 (erroné)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb46885706j
Notice n° :
FRBNF46885706
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
Table des matières : 1. Life before military service, 1824-1862 ; 2. The Indian expedition, July 1862 ; 3. Bushwhacking in Arkansas, August-November 1862 ; 4. The Prairie Grove campaign, November-December 1862 ; 5. Regimental Turmoil, December 1862-January 1863 ; 6. Guerrilla warfare, January-March 1863 ; 7. Closing war scenes, April 1863-October 1864 ; 8. Life after the war ; Appendix: Articles Published in the Chicago Evening Journal.

